first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
Heaven is black and earth is yellow; heaven and earth
you; buddy; pal; monarch; ruler; sovereign
the Analects of Confucius (one of the Four Books)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
reason; cause; circumstances
Lord; Highness; (arch.) you
ignorant and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate; uneducated and illiterate person
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
to roll over; to tumble; to roll about (with laughter)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
some book; book about that subject; books
to leave a note or document behind; to leave half-written; to leave out
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
god of fortune; god of wealth
Mahakala (incarnation of Mahesvara); Daikokuten (god of wealth)
beautiful woman; pretty girl
expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
good performance; good work; great success
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
thing; person; situation; fox
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice