unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
to be suspected (of); to be under suspicion (of)
to be a burden; to make trouble for someone
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
front tooth; foretooth; incisor
to be helpful; to be useful
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tokonoma; alcove where art or flowers are displayed
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank
slime; sliminess; mucus; viscous liquid
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
small restaurant; eating house
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
small tatami room; extension of the main room of a home (in traditional palatial-style architecture); room smaller than four and a half tatami (in tea ceremony)
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
special; particular; peculiar; unique
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)
by virtue of one's office; in the nature of one's duties
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to become vulgar; to coarsen
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge