threat; intimidation; menace
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
price; cost; value; worth; value
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
wife (esp. of a prominent, recently married man)
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
counter for rules; rule; regulation
to be sooty; to be stained
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
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
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
samurai; warrior; military family
tool; implement; means; furniture
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
losing weight; slimming; lean person
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
Ministry of Revenue (Tang-dynasty China)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
it's not like; it isn't as if
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
person who lives an extravagant lifestyle
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank