ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
bed and food; eating and sleeping
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to become excited; to be eager; to rouse oneself; to work oneself up
fourteenth day of the month; fourteen days
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
writing with the brush in one's mouth; foreword; preface; affidavit; written confession (of a commoner in the Edo period)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be in beautiful full bloom
to call out; to ask someone to come
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
something; some kind of; for some reason
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
association; fellowship; change (of season, year, etc.)
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
to bind (a criminal) with rope; to arrest; to seize; to bind (something) with rope
knot (in rope, etc.); bonds; arrest; rope impressions (on the surface of pottery)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
to pierce; to shoot through; to penetrate
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
excursion; outing; picnic
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
comb box; toiletries case
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
in detail; with great care; completely; fully