to say; to be called; to do
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
a little bit; a little while
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be extremely cautious; to be as sure as sure can be; to make assurance doubly sure
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
amount of money; sum of money
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
edict; public announcement
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
residence; housing; residential building
counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m
(in the) style of a gate; gate-equipped (house, shop, etc.); kanji "gate" radical (radical 169)
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream
such ... as; or some such
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
bowing while pressing three fingers of each hand on floor
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
about; concerning; related to; -ish
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include