alternately; by turns; one after the other
(articles) imported to Japan by early European traders
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
disease; ailment; illness
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
in the end; on top of that
hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
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
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
poor or lowly masterless samurai
Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to underrate; to make light of
at once; immediately; right now
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); pharmacist; druggist; chemist
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
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)
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
certainly; surely; definitely
receiving a gift or favor without giving or doing anything in return
to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
repayment; settlement (of a debt); paying off; reimbursement (of expenses)
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later