to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
second (unit of time); arc second
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
matter causing distress; something causing worry
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
verification of accounts; checking figures; arithmetic check
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
whole face; all over one's face
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
high and low (social standing)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
comparatively high; fairly expensive
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
ruler; monarch; sovereign
to break into (a house to kill the master); to raid
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to kill by burning to death
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
way of reciting; way of telling a story
quarrel; dispute; argument
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority