lodging; relay station; post town; constellation; mansion (in Chinese astronomy)
brush and paper; written description
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
Tokugawa period (i.e. the Edo period, 1603-1867)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
appearance; air; condition; state; form
connection; link; relationship
mockery; derision; ridicule
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
judicial power; jurisdiction
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
abdomen; stomach; under parts
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
long; drawn-out; very long
dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)
although; though; despite the fact that ...
disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable
shouting in a thunderous voice
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
gently; mildly; leniently; don't be too hard on me (us, them); go easy on me
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
wooden pole (often oak), 6 shaku long; shoulder pole
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
trespassing; intrusion; to barge into; to burst into; to trespass
mentally deranged person; lunatic
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
supreme command; direction over all
ancient soldier's hat; common soldier; rank and file (of a political party)