tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
since then; from that time; ever since
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
ban; prohibition; taboo; law; ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
of all things (people, places, days, etc.)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
rebellion; revolt; insurrection; treason
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
(small) stone; rock; pebble
someone without a fixed occupation; man of leisure; playboy
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
disturbance; trouble; dispute
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
uncalled-for remark; impertinent remark
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); to let (one's feelings) show
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to be harmful to; to hinder; to interfere with; to irritate
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
river; stream; River; the ... river
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun