five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)
one day; (on) a certain day
to become vulgar; to coarsen
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to undertake; to take on (task); to assure; to guarantee; to vouch (for)
at that time; in those days
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
otherwise; or else; if not
unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
independent; responsible; active; subjective
very improbable; vanishingly unlikely; only with a miracle
to pull wires; to pull strings
baron; Irish cobbler (variety of potato)
five ranks of nobility (in Japan; 1868-1946)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)