to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
to have a talk; to tell a story
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
to be profitable; to yield a profit
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
(regular) customer; client; patron; clientele
very; much; greatly; a lot of
meeting; gathering; village assembly; two wrestlers approaching each other
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
just a minute; small quantity
last week; the week before
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
member of shogun's council of elders
dealing with; coping with
should; must; -able; probably; likely
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
something like ...; something called ...
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
wherein; therein; thereinto
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to accept; to receive; to agree
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to insert; to put between; to tuck (e.g. fabric into a gap)