hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to be confused from not knowing what to do
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
two meals; (eating) two meals a day
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
in name only; titular; nominal
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
tool; implement; means; furniture
unable to understand (reason, motive, etc.)
to brave a danger; to take a risk
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
direct descent; direct line
don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
war; fighting; fierce competition
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
soldier; combatant; warrior
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
royal capital; imperial capital
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate