feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
turret; watchtower; high wooden stage; scaffolding; wooden frame (of a kotatsu); yagura
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
that kind; competition; match
great achievement; glorious deed; (gaining) fame; (earning) distinction
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
and yet; though; when; in spite of
loyalty to the Emperor (especially during the late Edo period movement to overthrow the shogunate)
(true) Tokyoite; Edoite; Tokyo native; Edokko
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
Kōbusho; martial arts training institute established by the Edo shogunate in 1854
one's living; one's livelihood
means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)
veneer; outer layer that conceals something's true nature; (lit.) one layer of skin
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to turn up (e.g. one's face); to lay (something) on its back; to tilt (one's head) back
to lie down; to throw oneself down
weeding; weeder; weeding fork; cultivator
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
such; this sort of; like this
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
virgin; innocent young woman
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
(small) stone; rock; pebble
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)