person of doubtful origin; suspicious stranger
wanderer; stranger; vagrant; outsider; stranger
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
while it is light; before dark; while the going is good; before things get worse
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
wig; hairpiece (esp. to cover hair loss); toupee
passing through without stopping; passing by
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
this place; where one comes from; here
at that time; in those days
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
petty underling; small fry
involving only the parties concerned; tete-a-tete
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
small amount of money (to buy sandals or cover travel expenses); small farewell gift
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
confusion; mess; mix; huddle
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding
one edge; one end; one side
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
assistance; backing; reinforcements
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
rear right (corner, etc.); on the right and at the end; right-hand side and at the back
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
one after another; in rapid succession
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap