person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to be traced (of a criminal); to be tracked; (arch.) to have a (male) lover
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
Edo-period official of the chōnin social class; town official
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
to crawl towards; to creep up to
constable; method of catching criminals
polish; improvement; burnishing
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to show; to bare (the teeth)
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
concentricity; same mind; unanimity; policeman; constable in the Edo period
to knock down; to utterly defeat
Nandikesvara (Ganesh in the Buddhist pantheon)
entry into the sanctum of a shrine or temple; access to the imperial court
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
long snake; long line (of people, etc.)
vacant house; unoccupied house
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way