characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to gather; to collect; to assemble
nature; property; disposition
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
destruction by fire; losing in a fire; being burnt down
starting; engaging; expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach in the game of go); barb
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
to turn someone down (on some pretext) without offending them; to refuse gracefully; to decline politely
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
act of mercy; helping another person
having poor eyesight; poorly sighted
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
one's nature; talents; destiny; mission; sphere of activity
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
Harima (former province located in the southwestern part of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
to expose; to lay open (e.g. secret); to take apart; to disassemble; to kill; to murder; to dress (meat)
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
woman's looks; woman's charm
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line