finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing; robbery
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
now that; since; so long as; because
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
lifetime; one's whole life; all through life
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to step back; to walk backwards
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first