miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
random; unintentional; unintended
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to make a speech; to address
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to be too numerous; to be too much
to boil; to decoct; to infuse
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
name recognition; established reputation
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to gaze out at; to look out over
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
the very best; excellent; superb
strained lees (e.g. sake, tofu); draff
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
staying behind; remaining; residual
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short