tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
performance (of a duty); fulfillment (of a promise); fulfilment; execution (of a contract); discharge; implementation
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
acting without restraint; self-indulgence; wild license; being pretentious; putting on airs; foppery
if it is the case that ...
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to deceive; to trick
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
wild and domestic animals; livestock
to lend an ear to; to listen to
person concerned; interested party; related party
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
upasaka (devout male lay follower of Buddhism)