style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
cellophane tape; (transparent) adhesive tape; Sellotape; Scotch tape
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
execution; carrying out; performance; lead monk performing various tasks in a temple
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
to put on airs; to act big; to throw one's weight about; to be overbearing; to be domineering; to be bossy
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
lack of ability; inadequacy; (being) out of one's depth
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
existing alongside (each other); mixture; intermingling
contradiction; inconsistency
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
to break into fragments; to go to pieces
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself