to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
talking while standing; standing around talking
interval; break; pause; gap (e.g. in the clouds); rift; cleft
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
way (of doing); manner; method; means
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
barn (for storage); shed; outbuilding
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
chicken bones (e.g. for soup); chicken carcass; poor-quality coke (coal); left-overs; remnants
plum vinegar; (salted) plum juice
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to pickle; to preserve (in salt, vinegar, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
manner of using one's hands
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
study; library; den; home office; reading room
to put someone to work; to make someone work
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
leader; central personage
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
each (feudal) domain; each fief
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
laws and regulations; legislation