foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
directions; instructions; orders; command
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
sincere; honest; faithful
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
competing; competition; auction
dirt cheap; very cheap; worthless; lot (in a sale)
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
to roar; to thunder; to become well known; to become famous; to pound (of one's heart); to throb
having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
participant; entrant; player; competitor
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
good-quality; superior in quality
attending someone through the night (of a guard, nurse); sleeping with a man (at his bidding); overnight vigil before burial
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
one person; ordinary; common
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
to cause to embrace; to combine; to conjoin; to sell strong-selling products and poorly selling products together as a package
to call for someone's participation
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice
wording; words and phrases; way of expression; token
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to feel constrained; to feel ill at ease
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
theatre; theater; playhouse
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle