counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
all present; all concerned; all of us
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
association; union; guild
branch office; branch store
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
serious; not joking; straight
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
forefoot; forefeet; foreleg; forelimb
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
hard lump under the skin (e.g. adipous tumor, lymph node tumor, etc.); grinding against; pressing or rubbing with turning movements (e.g. someone's shoulders with one's elbow); rolling one's eyes; goggling one's eyes; rattling sound
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
three persons; three parties
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to sniff out; to get wind of
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...