other than; excluding; without
unaccomplished person; uninteresting person; nobody
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
what the hell are you saying!?
to make laugh; to set to laughing
shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol for guests or customers (typically a woman); (apprentice) geisha; dancing girl
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
appears to be; apparently
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
difference; discrepancy; variation
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
use; utilization; utilisation; application
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
smacking one's lips (over food)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
roundworm (Ascaris lumbricoides); mawworm; (metaphor for) location of one's feelings or sentiments; (metaphor for) empty stomach; feeling of hunger
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
silver vine (Actinidia polygama); cat powder
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter