time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
passing through without stopping; passing by
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very; much; greatly; a lot of
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to have a reason; to have an excuse
sixth day of the month; six days
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
single word; a few words; brief comment
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
employer's house; master's house
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
sympathy; compassion; pity
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
staying the night; lodging (at)
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something