to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
member of shogun's council of elders
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
payment to the government
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
whirl of busyness; flurry of activity; being rushed off one's feet; having a very busy time (doing)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention