quickly; calmly; intently
suffix for familiar person
right side; right-hand side
wooden floor; room with a wooden floor; changing room (at a public bath)
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
polish (jewels); cultivation
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
going to the capital; working in a government office
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe
pretending to respect someone while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving the batter an "intentional walk"
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
waste; uselessness; redundance
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
admonition; commandment; sila (precept)
celebratory banquet; feast
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
one child; only child; one of several children (esp. the son and heir); one stone (in the game of go)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless