Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
speed per second; velocity per second; instant; moment; a few seconds
straight-laced person; stubborn person
professional; person good at a particular job; person who does their job without mistakes
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
ignorant of the ways of the world
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
to rock; to shake; to swing
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
this world; this life; world of the living
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
in the same way as; just like
attendance (at school); going to school
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
state secrets; secrets of the state
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
have a good day; take care; see you
confections; sweets; candy; cake
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated