hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
ignorant of the ways of the world
evil thought; malicious motive
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
texture (e.g. skin, fabric); grain (e.g. wood); detail
generally; in the main; briefly (look over, explain, etc.); roughly; more or less
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
reception hall (in a temple or palace)
report; notification; registration
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
appearance; air; condition; state; form
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
using one's arm for a pillow
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
just above; right overhead