bigger wave (when there are multiple waves); larger wave
the sixth hour of the morning
to go downhill (e.g. for one's business); to be badly off (economically)
whereabouts; present location
agency for employing servants and arranging marriages (Edo period); mediator; go-between; flattery; flatterer
ahead; before; the future
soup or stew over which a beaten egg is poured before serving; egg-bound soup
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
kind; courteous; intimate; (arch.) becoming intimate; (arch.) having an intimate relationship (sometimes esp. a homosexual relationship)
to close down a business; to shut a business
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
free and easy; open-hearted; relaxed; not fussy; frank
mortal enemy; sworn enemy; nemesis
(ear of) Japanese pampas grass
footwear; footgear; shoes
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
kindness; favour; favor; hospitality
the other day; some time ago; recently
that matter; those matters
that's right; yes; uh-huh
to have something on someone; to catch someone out; to trip someone up; (lit.) to grab by the tail
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies
clan; partisans; participation (e.g. in a plot); one flavour; one charm; one ingredient (in traditional Chinese medicine)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
same trade; same business; same profession
to backfire; to have a harmful result
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
roots of grass; (fig.) places hidden from sight; grassroots (e.g. of a political party); rank and file
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
old clothes; secondhand clothing
major dealer; wealthy merchant