to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
easy delivery; easy childbirth; safe birth
God; god; ace; king; superior person
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
rather; better; instead; if anything
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
straight-laced person; stubborn person
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
unexpectedly; surprisingly
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
business; errand; nature of one's business
receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
while; during; while; although; all; both
food and (alcoholic) drinks; food eaten with an alcoholic drink; accompaniment to a drink