three-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus)
your company; your shrine
Homo economicus; economic human; financial expert; businessperson
the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
synopsis; precis; summary; gist; outline
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
great victory; big win; huge profit; killing
permit (to pass, enter, etc.); pass
arrangement of stones in a garden
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to peddle (goods); to hawk
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
feeling chilly after taking a bath
(main building of a) Shinto shrine
offence; offense; hindrance
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
just; fair; proper; reasonable
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
locomotor ataxia; difficulty walking or speaking (due to alcoholism, a stroke, etc.); someone with this problem
madly in love; completely charmed (by); from the heart; entirely; (arch.) bottom of one's heart
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
silence; stillness; quietness
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
corridor; hallway; passageway
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole