article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
account book; ledger; register
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
secret story; unknown episode
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
valuable article; valuables
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
arm; skill; efforts; ability
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
to do over; to remake; to resume
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
fifth day of the month; five days
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
to draw the conclusion that ...; to conclude
overhasty; rash; premature