to say; to tell; to state; to do
at first; in the beginning; originally
hiding one's embarrassment
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
charge (e.g. admission, menu item); cost; price
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to like; to love; to be fond of
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
the best medicine (i.e. sake)
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
ignorant of the ways of the world
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
calamity; misfortune; disaster