some people; a few people; several people
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
Shōgitai (group of former Tokugawa retainers opposed to the Meiji government and fought in the battle of Ueno)
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
(social) position; status
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
Kan'ei era (1624.2.30-1644.12.16)
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
completely using up ...; running out of ...; exhausting ...
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
bipolar (in electronics); bi-polar
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
to follow another's example
going to and fro; back and forth
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
brain tumor; brain tumour
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course