is it?; isn't it?; be; is
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
things on hand; things in stock; money on hand; money in one's wallet; on hand; in stock
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
master; expert; mansion; large house; rich family; distinguished family
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
heartless; cruel; causes and actions; results of actions in previous life
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
very; much; greatly; a lot of
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
just because; even if; even though
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
spring water; clear (pure) water
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
Okamoto Kidou (1872.11.15-1939.3.1)