to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
when; how soon; how long until
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
to demand money; to pester; to extort
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
paltry sum of money; small change; odd money; pittance; chicken feed
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
regret; repentance; remorse
tenmoku; ceramics (esp. tea bowls) with a dark glaze that resembles oil spotting; tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago