wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
speech; expression; wording; language
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
the other day; a few days ago
you; (arch.) your residence
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
and then; and so; and; so then
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
to say; to be called; to do
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
three; three years of age
in turns; alternately; in order
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to put on airs; to assume importance
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
full tank (esp. of gasoline); full capacity (of a battery, receptacle, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style