by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
to go out and away; to leave
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
recovery; undoing; recall
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
honor of seeing (a person); honour of seeing (a person)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
meeting; greeting; welcome
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
Chikuzen (former province located in the west of present-day Fukuoka Prefecture)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
long ago; a long time ago; already
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
hell on earth; living hell
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
door; gate; opening; title page
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of