with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
Muromachi period (1333-1573)
doctor practising Western medicine (during the Edo period)
chief; main; principal; important
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to look down over; to look down on
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
sad to say; how sad; alas
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to make contact (with); to get in touch; to enter into relations; to come to an understanding
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
a little bit; a little while
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
young master; young gentleman
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
strenuous exertion; spurt; splurge
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances