business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
hiding one's embarrassment
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
craving; longing; thirsting
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to ask (about); to inquire; to enquire; to question; to make sure of
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
beginning; outset; first; onset
wish; desire; request; prayer
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
breath; breathing; concord; harmony; steam (coming off hot food, tea, etc.); (water) vapor
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)