no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to entertain; to make welcome
literally; to the letter; literal
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
confections; sweets; candy; cake
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
family; members of a family
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
it is I who should say so
honour; honor; glory; privilege