trade; business; occupation; profession; job
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
will not do; do not; does not
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
sleeping powder; sleeping drug; narcotic; anaesthetic; anesthetic
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
beginning; outset; first; onset
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
attacking a passerby with a sword (to test its sharpness or one's skill); samurai who tries out his sword on a passerby
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so