to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to manage something successfully; to be successful
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
speaking without thinking; words spoken without much thought
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
(some) more; even more; longer; further
total fire loss; completely burned
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
confectionery shop; candy store; sweet shop
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
thousand years; very long period; forever
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)