sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
automatic; intransitive verb
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
accurate; correct; precise; exact
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to devour; to bite to death
incompetence; inability; disability; incapacity
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
not yet developed; undeveloped; underdeveloped
process; course; mechanism
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
former (incumbent); predecessor
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
to inflict; to impose (a fine, etc.)
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
then; well; so; well then
light bulb; incandescent light bulb
to draw water (e.g. from a river); to lead water to (e.g. a field, a pond); to supply water to; to irrigate
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive