sleeping; feeling sleepy; beddy-bye
carbonated water; sparkling water; fizzy water; soda water
regional official responsible for rice storage (under the Yamato court); Inagi (lowest of the eight hereditary titles)
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
to be loyal to; to serve; to offer allegiance
have a good day; take care; see you
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission
to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer
to complain; to make a complaint
offense; offence; method of attack
faking crying; crocodile tears
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to hurt someone's feelings; to offend someone
vacant position; vacancy; opening; unfilled position
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
semiannually; biannually; half-yearly; every six months
appearing continuously (e.g. on stage, on screen, in a game); remaining on stage for an entire performance; making continuous appearances; being out all the time; being constantly on the go; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)
middle west; Midwest (United States)
to copy (down); to transcribe
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; catcher
deep-fried bread (usu. topped with sugar or roasted soybean flour)
happy family get-together
political climate; political situation
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
forward castle (built apart from the main castle for strategic purposes); outlying castle; branch castle
bringing alongside (ship, vehicle, etc.); coming alongside; mooring
dark bay (horse coat color)