humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
convenient thing; harmonious, well-made thing; things always work out
nonchalantly; without a care
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
firmly rooted; deep-seated
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
go that far; to that extent
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
lovers' tiff; quarrel between lovers; chattering; idle talk
smokehole on hearth; hearth; (kitchen) furnace
even if; even though; however; no matter how
neighbourhood; neighborhood
small toy bow that can be shot while sitting, popular in the Edo period
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being