safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; homeworking; simple job carried out at home; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
enthusiast; maniac; fanatic; nut; freak
helper; assistant; help; assistance
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
sumo (wrestling); sumo wrestler; rikishi
bet; wager; stake; gamble
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
lord; nobleman; daimyo; dignitary; master
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap