to despise; to disdain; to scorn; to hold in contempt; to look down on
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
sad to say; how sad; alas
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
apathy; lassitude; lethargy; languor
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
outer surface; outward appearance; outside; outside; outer; outward
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to whine; to sing; to chirp
torrent; rapid stream; violently rushing stream
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; 300 tsubo (991.74 meters square, 0.24506 acres); six ken (10.91 m)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
handing over; delivery (by hand)
amount of money; sum of money
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
mountain; vicinity of a mountain
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
equal workmanship but different style
kanji "large village" radical at right (radical 163)
small sum (e.g. of money); small denomination
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)