to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
mild; mild-mannered; gentle
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
speech; expression; wording; language
to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)
stallkeeper (at a festival, fair, etc.); street vendor; street performer; fellow; guy; chap
speech; address; curtain speech; prologue; way of speaking; manner of speech
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment
rich person; millionaire; the wealthy
poverty without selfish desire; honourable poverty (honorable); being poor yet honest
abstinence; self-denial; celibacy; asceticism; abnegation
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
clean; clear; pure; honest; clean
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
healthy; sound; wholesome
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to satisfy one's appetite
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)