grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
addition; increase; Canada
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
needy circumstances; living in poverty
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
if it is the case that ...
that; the matter in question
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
older brother; elder brother
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ago; since; before; previous
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
how many years; how long; what year
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
in the end; after all is said and done; (lit.) when the striped mullet is fully grown
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
originally; by nature; from the start
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
getting an advance (on one's salary)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold