turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy
(even) if only a little; to some extent; in the slightest way
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely
idling away time; unproductively; slowly (moving); heavily; ponderously
convenient; handy; useful
to see through to the finish; to be seen to the end
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
historical play; period drama
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
coverall apron; cook's apron
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton