to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
stagnation; hindrance; delay
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
surely; certainly; without doubt
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
how; in what way; how about; questionable
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
without reservation; freely; frankly
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
don't you think?; indicates question
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan