cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
master and servant; lord and retainer; employer and employee
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
with all due respect ...; I venture to say ...; Excuse me, but ...
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
condition (sentiment) of the people
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely