absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
flippant; saucy; know-all
in the end; at the end of the day
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
bedside; near one's pillow
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
nightcap; a drink before sleeping
in all sincerity; truthfully; honestly
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
as usual; as is one's habit
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
drum; croaker (any fish of the family Sciaenidae); Nibe croaker (Nibea mitsukurii)
bedside; near one's pillow
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
canopy; dome; priestly minstrel's reed hood; reed hood worn by Komuso priests
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml