carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to fall into ruin; to be desolated
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)
changing one's clothes; a change of clothes
rakugan; dry confection of starch (e.g. rice, soy or barley flour) and sugar, mixed and pressed into a pattern; geese alighting
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
to use (as a tool) for one's own advantage; to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
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personage; person (deserving of respect)
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to change completely; to change suddenly
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
to offend someone; to give offence; to hurt someone's feelings
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
god of war; (fig.) war hero
deep emotion; being filled with emotion