yin-yang diviner; sorcerer; exorcist; medium
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking
to attract notice; to catch the eye; to stand out
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
food and drink; eating and drinking
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
since one was born; in one's (entire) life; in all one's life
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to this extent; to this degree; this much
food and drink; eating and drinking
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
helper; assistant; help; assistance
going around; patrol; round; tour
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
since; henceforth; ever since
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
cooking; food preparation
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)