questions and answers; dialogue
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
will not do; do not; does not
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
hard-to-forgive; intolerable; inexcusable; unpardonable
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
older sister; elder sister
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
restricted; confined; unfree
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
arrest; apprehension; capture
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
of no concern at all; no skin off my nose
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
to have meaning; to be meaningful
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
development; exploitation
possible; likely; probable
to seize; to capture; to arrest; to hold down; to subdue
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)