even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
small door which leads into a tea ceremony hut
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
bluff; false show of power; bold front
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
front; frontage; facade; main
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
sole (of a shoe); sole (fish)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
to cut corners; to be shoddy
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
pronunciation; production of sound
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case
pointing out; identification
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in