foreign enemy; outside invader
one's home country; one's homeland
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
enjoying oneself on a river (e.g. boating, swimming, fishing)
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
erotic; sexy; arousing; risque; sultry
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
pleasant feeling; good vibes
no!; no no!; no, not at all
maid; helper; help; assistance
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
rather; better; instead; if anything
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
just one person; only one
to live through; to survive
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to lead a life; to live a life
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
grilling over an open flame
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
fish simmered with soy sauce (and sugar)
salt pan (used for boiling seawater to make salt); cooking a fish inside a salt crust; candy made with a wrapping of sweetened rice flour (looking like a salt crust)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill