errand runner; messenger (Azuchi-Momoyama period); patroller; minor official (Edo period)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
still (continuing); as ever; further
indiscreet; thoughtless; absurd; laughable; disdaining; belittling
practice; practising; training; study
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
admonition; warning; caution
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to become a (bad) habit; to get accustomed to
conscious; deliberate; intentional
difference; discrepancy; variation
directions; instructions; orders; command
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
leaving; quitting; retiring
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
celebratory banquet; feast
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
black dyed garment; black dyed kimono
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
to that extent; so (much)
several years; a few years
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
fierce tiger; ferocious tiger; Hanshin Tigers (baseball team)