highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
being startled, surprised or afraid; panic; trepidation
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to feign ignorance; to evade one's responsibilities
convention; tired tradition; old custom
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
to have a hard time of it
(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
starting line; starting point
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
crying wine and selling vinegar; deceptive advertisement
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
to hang; to suspend; to dangle; to swing; to carry
counter for generations; epoch
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
crown prince; Prince Shōtoku
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
farming implement; small noh accessory
Sanriku (the three former provinces of Rikuzen, Rikuchū and Rikuō)