turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
right opposite; directly across; just in front of; face to face
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
certificate; credentials; testimonial
in the course of one's duties
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
return to one's country; return to one's hometown
document (of proof); certificate; paper; bond; deed
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
Water Tiger (39th term of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1962, 2022, 2082)
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
sudden change; complete change
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
to carry in one's hand; to carry with one; to have on one's person; to take along (someone); to take (someone) with one; to be accompanied by
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence
to concede a point; to yield; to give in
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
sign; indication; omen; symptom
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
immeasurable; infinite; inestimable
such; like that; in that way
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
trial and tribulation; hardships; privations; difficulties
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
being at a complete loss as to what to do; being at one's wit's end; being at a loss for an answer
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
divine protection; divine blessing; blessed; fortunate; monetary offering (to a temple or shrine); form of Edo-period business tax
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
bribery scandal; graft case