clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards; iai sword-drawing performance (used during the Edo period to sell medicine and other wares)
sudden; abrupt; improvised; hasty; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
craftsman; artisan; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
quotient; business; merchant; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (of China; approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
wandering; jobless; unemployed
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
to talk; to chat; to chatter
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
black kite (Milvus migrans); construction worker; scaffold erector; fire hook; reddish brown; Inverness cape; filcher
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
surroundings; circumference
to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
minding; watching; looking out; guarding
to subsist; to keep on living
besides; furthermore; moreover
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
unique; peculiar; special
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises