kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
being caught in one's own trap; being hoisted by one's own petard
concealment (of one's vices); veil; cover; overturning; toppling
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
commissioning; entrusting (with); request; appointment (to a position)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
jackal (carnivores, Canis aureus ssp., C. adustus, C. mesomelas)
bento; Japanese box lunch
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
in spite of; regardless of
manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour
negotiations; bargaining; talks; making demands
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
large stage; grand stage; the big stage; grand setting
whistle (sound made with the lips)
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
method of treatment; cure; remedy
to search for; to seek for; to look for
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
variation; rogue (something)
acute and serious; hyperacute; fulminant
strange disease; rare disease
temporary name; provisional name
the wisdom of the many; well-known
vice; immorality; corruption
original idea; originality