shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
shear (wind, fluids); chicken gizzard
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
world; society; people; the public
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
(a place) within one's reach
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
commencing with; including
however; nevertheless; but; and yet; whereas; while
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
tea house; wayside tea stall; coffee shop; kissaten
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
woman employed in a restaurant or teahouse, often for entertainment or sexual services
to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
about when; about what time; how soon
work; business; company; study
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to happen to hear; to overhear
rubbing one's hands together
vulgar; coarse; crude; boorish; ill-mannered; mean
caustic words; defiant words
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to find out the truth; to ascertain; to clarify; to confirm; to verify
sign; indication; trace; touch; feeling of
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull