having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
tide; current; tendency; trend
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
error; mistake; slip; bug
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
heart; guts; nerve; central part
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
training; drill; practice; discipline
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell