to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
var. of folksong; var. of koto or shamisen music; medley of (Japanese) songs
songwriting (words and music)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
vice; immorality; corruption
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
now; the present time; just now; another; more
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
society; the world; the times
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence