beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
souvenir store; gift shop
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
tide; current; tendency; trend
exaltation; emotional uplift
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
to fall into ruin; to become dilapidated; to become run-down; to become desolate; to be badly neglected
to hang oneself; to strangle oneself
to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl
mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to turn completely into; to become completely
indeterminate form; undefined; indefinite; unstructured
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
at the present time; as of now; at this time
to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped
future; possible; potential; prospective
good news; happy news; glad tidings
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act innocent
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
mean (greedy) about money; stingy
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
relation; connection; relevance