servant; valet; (arch.) someone who works in close quarters with the emperor or imperial family; (arch.) low-ranking official who works for the imperial family or nobility (under the Ritsuryo system); (arch.) ox-tender for oxcarts; (arch.) horse boy
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
kaya (Torreya nucifera); Japanese nutmeg tree
individual; one by one; separate; each
you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
vigilante; member of a vigilante group
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
grandfather; male senior-citizen
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
great debt of gratitude; great obligation
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
young animal (esp. mammal)
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
time; hour; season; time of the year
night chat; tale told at night; evening tea party (starting around 6pm); book of informal essays