to like; to love; to be fond of
dark clouds; black clouds
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
counter for houses, households, apartments, etc.
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
edict; ordinance; proclamation
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
village headman (esp. in the Kansai region)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
Japanese religious census used to repress Christians (Edo period)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to burn; to be roasted; to be heated; to be jealous; to be envious
bent back; hunchback; stoop
terraced fields; terraced farm
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
magistrate of Nagasaki (Edo period)
apostasy; renunciation (e.g. of a religion); defection
to offer incense (for a departed person); to light an incense stick
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness