sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one by one; one each; one at a time
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
to ask; to enquire; to query
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
divide into four pieces; one fourth
both; both sides; both parties
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
paper; note; document; bill
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money
hitting a ball; batting; stroke
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
same as above; ditto; ibid.
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
fee; charge; rate; material
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
lucky day; auspicious day; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)