being very busy; busyness
to entertain; to make welcome
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
meeting; greeting; welcome
several times; once or twice
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
wide-width (e.g. cloth); broad
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to go past; to pass; to pass by
wooden fence; board fence
before the gate; in front of the gate
anticipation; expectation; looking over (e.g. a fence)
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
otherwise; or else; if not
to say; to tell; to state; to do
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
(set of) facial features; looks
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
brief remark; few words; one side (e.g. of an argument); ex-parte statement
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
two times; twice; two degrees
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)