ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm
one by one; one after another; successively
loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
and yet; though; when; in spite of
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
by myself; in person; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
beyond this point; ahead; from now on; after this; in the future
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit