to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied (orig. used for keeping birds and wildlife away)
elegance; taste; refinement
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
Japanese-style garden; traditional Japanese landscape garden
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
tirthika; non-Buddhist teachings; heterodoxy; unorthodoxy; demon; devil
you'll pay for this!; you'd better keep your mouth shut!; you won't get away with this!
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
under a railway (oft. of shops, bars, etc.); under the tracks; under a railroad overpass
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling