one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
thereupon; shortly thereafter
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
fate; chance; relationship; tie
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
(some) more; even more; longer; further
fundoshi; loincloth; kimono underskirt; wrestler's ornamental apron
it's been a long time; long time no see
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
sick person; patient; invalid
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
opening and shutting; opening and closing
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
please; somehow or other; one way or another
interest (in something); enthusiasm
will not do; do not; does not
everywhere; all over; throughout
thin strip of wood smeared with sulfur, used to light a fire
to carry in one's pocket; to own; to take; to carry about
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
crow dipper (Pinellia tuber); 11th day after the summer solstice; last seed-sowing and rice-planting day