worry; fear; anxiety; concern
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
to look forward to something
distaste; unsavoriness; unsavouriness
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
designing a font; creating a new character not currently available
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
intention; personal opinion
to send for (doctor, etc.)
defense (of oneself); defence (of oneself); explanation
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
by any chance; ten thousand to one
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to convey (a message, e.g. to one's superior); to communicate; to pass on; to pass along
(Edo-period) chief minister
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
audience (with a person of high standing); eye-level
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
business; errand; nature of one's business
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like