guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
shopping; purchased goods
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
alone; by oneself; on one's own
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
newly appointed; inaugural
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
social meeting place; watering hole
feeling of a house or a room
participation; joining; entry
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
skillful words; deceitful words; glibness
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
fee; charge; rate; material
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)