while; during; while; although; all; both
little by little; bit by bit
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
clothes; female genitals; vagina; calf; last (on the list); (at the) bottom
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
preparation; arrangements
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
these guys; these fellows
soon; shortly; before long; in a moment
policeman; thieftaker; method of catching criminals
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
scoundrel; rascal; villain
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
fraud; cheating; foul play; trickery; hoax; swindle
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
recovery; undoing; recall
to find; to discover; to come across; to spot
now known as; renamed as; examination; inspection; investigation
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten