circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
preparation; provision; guarding
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
Sukhavati (Amitabha's Pure Land); paradise; heaven on earth
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
annotation; commentary; explanatory note
daybreak sound of a crow; (name of) poetry anthology
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to be perturbed; to be agitated
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
surname; family name; last name
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship
interest (in something); enthusiasm
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
cup of sake used to drink to the establishment of a partnership, commitment to marriage, etc.; nuptial cup of sake
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to understand; to comprehend