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)
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
carp streamer; carp banner
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
streamer; pennant; windsock
lip service; mere words; professions; lips; mouth; snout
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
tone (of voice); manner of talking
power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
trivial; not amounting to much
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
frivolity; levity; shallowness; superficiality
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
fifth day of the month; five days
contest; comparison; competition