existing (between); interposition; intervention; involvement
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to think of; to come up with
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
affable; amiable; sociable; agreeable
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
drop (e.g. of water); drip
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
entreaty; solicitation; earnest request
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
wearing armour (armor); counter for suits of armour
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
on the way back; when about to go back
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
underground train; subway
yōkan; jellied dessert made from red bean paste, agar, and sugar
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift