and; thereupon; because of that
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)
to glare at each other; to confront each other
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale
subordinate work; assistant; servant
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
imperial court; royal court
to employ; to hire; to charter
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
invitation; introduction; temptation
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
long distance relationship
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
collective responsibility; joint liability
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
to have a nightmare; to make a noise during a nightmare
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
several sheets (flat objects)