confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to watch steadily; to stare
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays
Wood Rat (1st year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1924, 1984, 2044)
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
evil spirits of rivers and mountains
society; the world; the times
inspection; examination; survey
greeting; a fine thing to say
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
thank you for your continued patronage
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
kamado; traditional Japanese wood or charcoal-fueled cook stove
private secretary; amanuensis
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive