to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute
programme; program; plans; arrangements
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
simply; merely; only; solely
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to put on airs; to assume importance
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
good old; good old-fashioned
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
spreading out like an open fan; becoming prosperous; folding fan; ceremonial folding fan
business district; office complex
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
reaction; response; reaction
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
preemptive strike; preemptive attack; first strike
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which