way of speaking; intimation
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
everything; anything; nothing
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
celebration; auspicious occasion
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
two times; twice; two degrees
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
early spring; beginning of spring; first month of the lunar calendar
fete in honor of Ebisu (honour)
something; what; why; how
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
welcome!; nice to see you!