countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to look around; to survey
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
in comparison to; rather than
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
matter for great congratulation
the other day; a few days ago
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)