to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
rice cakes cut into rectangles (esp. eaten on New Year's Day)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
in comparison to; rather than
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
in the same way as; just like
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
pride; boast; credit (to)
a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
intimacy; familiarity; closeness
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
but; however; provided that
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
assertion; declaration; affirmation
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
highly ridiculous; quite absurd
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly