process; course; mechanism
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
spreading Buddhist teachings
to rake over the coals; to scold; to chastise; to burn moxa on the skin
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
customary use; common usage; general usage
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
two times; twice; two degrees
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
Saitama (city, prefecture)
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
audience; spectator; spectators
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
affected part; diseased part; wound
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to