Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
to startle; to surprise; to astonish; (lit.) to make (someone) say "oh!"
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
consecutive victories; series of victories
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
do-or-die game; crucial contest
strange occurrence; unusual occurrence; unexpected occurrence; grave and unexpected occurrence
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
light and darkness; light and shade
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
wherein; therein; thereinto
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
first meeting; first interview with
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
story; tale; talk; discussion
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
it's no joke; gimme a break!
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
to take; to catch; to capture
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion