a cut above the rest; superior; one field; one matter; suitably; reasonably
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
manager; steward; factotum; useful person
displeasure; ill humour; ill humor; pique
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
to exert oneself; to devote oneself to
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
your wife; his wife; secret meeting; secrecy
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
Sanzu River (Buddhist equivalent of the River Styx)
guaranteed; authentic; certified
(Internet) troll; disturber; raising havoc; laying waste; robbery; holdup
hindrance; obstacle; harm; bad effect; sickness
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
to be careless; to be inattentive; long and disheveled (e.g. hair) (dishevelled); (arch.) flaring up (fire); (arch.) rising (e.g. steam)
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
to become desperate; to give in to despair
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
extraordinarily; astonishingly; extremely; terribly; unreasonably; absurdly
traveling expenses; travelling expenses
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
to pull apart; to separate; to draw; to tie (a game)
dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
great god; gracious deity; miracle-working god
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior