ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
ignorant of the ways of the world
pointing out; identification
friction; discord; strife
in accordance with; according to
follower; attendant; valet; servant
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
speech; expression; wording; language
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
tedious; boring; being fed up with
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
tone (of voice); manner of talking
occasional; infrequent; rare
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
almost; roughly; approximately
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together