to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
a long time ago; in those days
taking turns on duty; being on duty at a daimyo's residence in Edo or Osaka
samurai costume; old ceremonial costume
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
malicious; deliberately mean
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
does not; can not; will not
wooden doll; wooden figure; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
joke; playfulness; kidding around
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
to throw into; to toss into; to throw-in; to play a throw-in
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that's right; yes; uh-huh
because of; owing to; due to
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
world; society; people; the public
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
(complaining about) this and that; one thing or another