this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see