to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
reputation; respectability
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
banquet or reception hall
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
one by one; one each; one at a time
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
one eye; single lens (e.g. camera)
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
Hida (city, region of Gifu Prefecture, Edo-period province)
candy; sweet; confectionary
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
confidentially; privately; off the record
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to deal a blow in return; to hit back; to punch back; to reject; to send back
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
existence; possession; having; limited company
back; rear; background; behind the scenes
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial