one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
heaps; a lot; plenty; with a thud
since when; from when; how long
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
innocent; cherubic; childlike
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
the more one looks (at it) the more...
to attempt; to test; to try out
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); roll of cloth
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well