to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
whole day and night; 24 hours
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
function; facility; faculty; feature
dish of vegetables, konnyaku, etc. simmered in soy sauce and water until the liquid is almost gone
bowl (medium-large, suitable for donburi)
to stand side by side; to stand in a row
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
looks (esp. of a woman); features; ability; capability; (public) estimation (esp. of a man); credit
(Japanese-style) dining table
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to hide; to conceal oneself
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
guess; conjecture; surmise
to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office; public place of imperial rule
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
directions; instructions; usage method
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
sword; blade; single stroke
to cut down; to chop down; to fell