to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
retainer; attendant; escort
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
to expose oneself (e.g. to danger)
ten thousand years; eternity; perennial; perpetual
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
to force open; to push open
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
Good heavens!; Oh my god!; gee whiz
person from the same province, town, village, etc.
same village; same town; same province
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
stew; food cooked in a pot
man; male; masculine gender
command; order; dictation; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
to leave of one's own accord
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
war damage; ravages of war; horrors of war
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
funny story; funny anecdote
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion