craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
some people; a few people; several people
enchantress; seductress; vamp
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
penalty; sentence; punishment
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to assemble; to set up; to construct
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
long ago; already; a long time ago
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
unopened (state); with an unbroken seal
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
present; gift; to give a present or gift
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be surprised; to be astonished
any more; any further; any better; any longer
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye