blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight
store selling boiled vegetables, fish, and beans
professional gambler; gamester
feeling sad or downhearted; down in the dumps
apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
petty (minor) official (derogatory term)
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
taking someone around; guidance; (arch.) parading a criminal through town before their execution (Edo period)
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
good-for-nothing; parasite; deadbeat; loafer; drone; idler
vigorously ...; suddenly ...
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
guardhouse (Edo-period city)
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
tenant (esp. in contrast to a landlord); renter
to see the light; to be awakened to the truth; to have the scales fall from one's eyes
the whole world; the universe
to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
winnow; winnowing basket; winnowing fan
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to perceive; to understand
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible
to use completely; to use up; to exhaust; to exhaust somebody's civility; to give up (on someone)
to conceal (oneself); to hide; to abscond; to deceive; to dissemble; to fool
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
biological parent; real parent