how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
god of death; death deity; Death
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
maid; helper; help; assistance
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
right (to do something); authority; power
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
now that; since; so long as; because
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
fee paid for space (e.g. for a stall)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
unjustified; unwarranted; unfounded; baseless; groundless
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation