circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
focusing on; paying attention to; observation; perception; taking notice of
other than; excluding; without
as usual; as is one's habit
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
admiration; being impressed (by)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
carrier pigeon; homing pigeon
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
government office; agency; board
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
worm-eaten; moth-eaten; holes eaten in clothing, leaves, etc. by caterpillars, moths, etc.; leaf warbler (any bird of genus Phylloscopus); chiffchaff
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
excerpt; extract; annotation; shō (unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to say; to be called; to do
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
10^44; hundred tredecillion
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart