bum; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
just the other day; quite recently
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking
eating house; restaurant that serves simple food
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
fortune-telling; divination
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)