hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
happi coat; happy coat; workman's livery coat; traditional Japanese straight-sleeved coat
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
(another's) daughter; young lady
hello; good day; good afternoon
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
alone; by oneself; on one's own
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
seasoning; flavour; flavor
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
golden ratio (approx. 1.6180339887)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
by myself; in person; by oneself
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
should; must; -able; probably; likely
Yamato (ancient name for Japan)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group