to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
older brother; elder brother
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
charming; fascinating; voluptuous
all-night vigil over a body; wake
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
can be dispensed with; be better without; useless
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
being produced in a particular region; local specialty
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
long (time); protracted; prolonged
charcoal; charred remains
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
salted and fermented fish sauce from Akita
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
boiled and half-dried bonito
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
Japanese scallop (Patinopecten yessoensis); Yesso scallop
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
in the same way as; just like
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going