charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
instruction; direction; briefing
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
request; appeal; claim; purchase
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
Sichuan (China); Szechuan; Szechwan
stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
ocean transportation; importation
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
unrefined; tasteless; inelegant; prosaic; unpoetic; unromantic
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
being in the capital (i.e. Tokyo, or formerly Kyoto)
fifth degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale)
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
drinking party; banquet; feast
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
immediate follower (of the shogun)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
that kind; competition; match
nine parts; nine percent; almost
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
stone (used for throwing)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
water's edge; beach; shore
water's edge; beach; shore