favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
bow (and arrow; esp. of a noble)
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
damage; injury; defamation; harm
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
homeless person; vagabond; tramp
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
heartfelt; sincere; wholehearted
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
though; notwithstanding; although
group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system (often ex-convicts or vagrants); non-human
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour
with a broad grin; smirking
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
old man; venerable gentleman
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
go-on; Wu reading; on reading of a kanji based on 5th and 6th century Chinese
Nicolai; Nicolais; Nikolai; Nikolais
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
retainer; retinue; servant
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up