small; little; fine; (arch.) fine pattern
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
death from disease; death from illness
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
joke; witticism; pleasantry; attempt at humour; attempt at humor
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)
Ministry of Finance (1869-2001); Ministry of the Treasury (under the ritsuryo system)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
city dweller; townspeople
to amuse oneself; to make merry
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
sidelong glance; flirtatious glance
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
worldly affairs; public affairs
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
accompaniment for traditional performances (noh, kabuki, etc.); orchestra; band
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
such; like that; in that way
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
land under the control of the imperial household or the shogunate
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis); grebe
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear