leader; boss; upper part of a flag; (Okinawa) bamboo poles with an attached vertical flag and an elaborate display at the top that are used during the annual fertility and thanks-giving festivals
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
in good health; alive and well; going strong
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
raft; forearm protector; skewered baby-eel kabayaki
to come and go; to go back and forth
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
nostrils; wings of the nose
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
eddies of wind around high buildings
sailing ship; sailing boat; sailing vessel
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
apparently; appears to be
black ground; black cloth
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
dishonesty; injustice; dishonor; dishonour; ingratitude
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
clanging (of a bell); jangling; ding-dong; continuously; incessantly; one after another
last position; previous job; predecessor
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
calamity; disaster; misfortune