to apologize; to apologise
please (give me); please (do for me)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
night flight (without paying); skipping out by night; moonlight flit
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
in the future; another day; later
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise
national holiday; public holiday
eboshi; black-lacquered headgear (made of silk, cloth or paper) originally worn by court nobles in ancient Japan
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to have the blues; to be depressed
cloudy sky; overcast sky; cloudy weather
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
suō (ceremonial dress of lower-class samurai)
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume; top and bottom; up and down; high and low
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
substitute; deputy; proxy; representative; agent
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
absence; nonattendance; nonappearance
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
audience (with a person of high standing)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent