to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to chase; to run after; to pursue
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
beautification; glorification
pale fiery light seen in the fields and mountains at night; will-o'-the-wisp
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
good luck to come (omikuji fortune-telling result); future good luck
gobang (game played on go board involving lining up stones); gomoku; Five in a Row
about; concerning; related to; -ish
fine thread; hempen cord; slender; narrow; narrowness
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
thrift; economy; frugality
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
Lyonia ovalifolia (species of plant in the Ericaceae family)
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
modest; reserved; quiet; humble
husband and wife; married couple
usurer; usury; loansharking