to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
form; shape; figure; visage
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
such; this sort of; like this
all over Japan; throughout Japan
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
sorry; excuse me; thank you
how; in what way; how about
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
ninja house; ninja residence
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance