local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
too much; excessively; too
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
all present; all concerned; all of us
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
becoming a lordless samurai
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
authority; power; influence
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Edo shogunate (1603-1867)
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)