to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
third day of the month; three days
otherwise; or else; if not
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
two times; twice; two degrees
caller; visitor; company; guest
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
best; extra-fine; superfine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; by far
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
offender; criminal; culprit
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
since when; from when; how long
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
prize money; monetary award; reward
doing whatever one pleases
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
one's physical safety; personal security
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for