greeting; a fine thing to say
inspection; examination; survey
society; the world; the times
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
to watch steadily; to stare
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
true character; real nature
to go to; to visit; to call on
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
loving something but being very bad at it
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
noisy; confused; uproarious
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
long (time that has passed); old (story)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
chasing down; pushing down; deposing; sacrificing to create a shortage of liberties, then capturing (in the game of go)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
many; a lot; much; multitude
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive