the wolf knows what the ill beast thinks; it takes one to know one; it takes a thief to catch a thief
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
line-up (of players, products, etc.); lineup
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
ha ha ha; hee hee hee; chuckling
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
charcoal making; charcoal maker; charcoal-roasted; charcoal-grilled
samue; monk's working clothes
large amount of money; great cost
matcha; powdered green tea
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
outward appearance; apparent
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
gait; manner of walking; footwork (e.g. in sport); characteristic way of moving, keeping the center of gravity low (centre)
simple work; repetitive job; unskilled work; menial work
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to pluck; to pick; to tear
quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
adhesion; conglutination; accretion; collusion; collusive relationship; cozy relationship
to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
to be boiled; to be cooked
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine