to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
political situation; political affairs
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
staying in Tokyo (the capital)
arrogant; insolent; overbearing
to listen to in an ecstasy
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
to get late; to advance; to wear on
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
stingy; cheap; very frugal
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to crouch; to squat; to cower
sick person; patient; invalid
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
guard house in a samurai style house (Kamakura period)
gracious command or words
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
employer's house; master's house
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe