head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
resembling ...; having the traits or characteristics of ...; -looking; with a ...-like expression; with an air of ...
transcontinental railroad
rampancy; prevalence; domination
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to act; to stop by (somewhere; esp. of a criminal on the run); to drop by
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
how it came about; how it originated; how it happened; the origins of the imbroglio
(present) head of a family
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
wealthy person; millionaire
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
at once; immediately; right now
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)
a few seconds; several seconds
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly