to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
mask; disguise; guise; mask
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
generation; lifetime; age
ignorant of the ways of the world
son of a distinguished family; son of a noble
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
judge; magistrate; (arch.) 3rd grade official (ritsuryo system); (arch.) assistant district officer; (arch.) inspector
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
besides; in addition; also; moreover
playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
to be excited; to be elated
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
one layer; single layer; monopetalous; unlined kimono; single-edged eyelid; eyelid with an epicanthic fold
jumping to a wrong conclusion
candy vendor (esp. an Edo-period candy vendor who sold candy while walking around playing the flute or another musical instrument); candy vender
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
sal (tree) (Shorea robusta); saul; Japanese stewartia (Stewartia pseudocamellia)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
you could say; you might say; verging on the
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
companion; company; tritagonist
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance