good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
how; in what way; how about
the first bonito of the season
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
half the body; half length
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
than; from; out of; except; but; more
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
homely woman (esp. one with a small low nose, high flat forehead, and bulging cheeks); plain woman; soba in soup with slices of boiled fish paste, shiitake mushrooms, greens, seaweed, etc.
(for the) first time; something used (worn, etc.) for the first time; new item; first of the season (crop, fruit, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
ball of dried, ground, fermented dyer's knotweed leaves
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
to say; to be called; to do
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least