relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
rolled letter paper; roll of paper
just the other day; quite recently
true character; real nature
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
scoundrel; rascal; villain
madness; madman; enthusiast; freak; junkie
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
Edo-era street merchant who carried wares hanging from a pole, hawking them in the street
fish market; fish dealer; fishmonger
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
chef (esp. of high-end Japanese cuisine); cook; area of a kitchen that contains the chopping board
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
manner of using one's hands
fireside; hearth; by the fire
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
used up (tea leaves, coffee grounds); insipid (tea, coffee made from such leaves or grounds); watery
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
wrapping cloth; cloth wrapper
learning good manners through apprenticeship (to an upper-class family)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic