rickshaw puller; rickshaw driver; rickshaw man
general manager; director-general
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
very small; tiny; insignificant
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
street stall; stand; booth
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
advance payment; advance delivery
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
stone weight (as used on pickle-tub covers); weight (as used in balances)
to get used to; to get familiar with; to get skillful (in doing); to become proficient
prioritized; focused; concentrated; predominant
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put to sleep
night watch; night sentry
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
ox carriage (for Heian-era nobles); oxcart
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
cease-fire; truce; armistice
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
cat ears; nekomimi; character with cat ears; ears with soft earwax that has a slight smell
Alice band; (horseshoe-shaped) headband (worn over the forehead); hairband
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
shyness; bashfulness; shame
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to be softened; to calm down
saying goodbye (to); bidding farewell (to); breaking off (with); farewell; goodbye; adieu
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know
petty underling; small fry
to leave it as is; to leave it at that; to let it be; to stop with something
though; even if; whether ... or ...
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
ruffian; villain; scoundrel