in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
townsfolk; resident (of a town); merchant
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
eminent; prominent; distinguished; ringing (of metal); resonant (of a musical instrument)
social life; social intercourse
to spread; to be propagated
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to go out and away; to leave
bamboo dealer; person selling bamboo or articles made of bamboo; house made of bamboo
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
tooth blackening; tooth-blackening dye
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; -ass
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
small grain; small stature or ability
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously