unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to become empty; to be emptied
glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
according to (depending on) the mood of the moment; as one's fancy dictates
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
Leigh (Britain); Ri; Li; Lie
grounding (in a skill or subject); knowledge; training; achievements; attainments; accomplishments
to become frayed; to become loose
mental health; mental hygiene
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
early (days); initial stage; initial
the good old days; halcyon days
word ending; way of ending one's words; slip of the tongue; verbal mistake
locational advantage; advantageous position; products from the land (farm output, timber, minerals, etc.); land rent
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
clerical script (ancient, highly angular style of kanji)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
sense of duty (obligation)
in that way; like that; that way
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to be talked about behind one's back
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
Buddha; Shakyamuni; Buddhist image; figure of Buddha; the dead; dead person
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right