being interested in somebody (only) for sex
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
farming implement; farm tools
to shut one's mouth; to hold one's tongue; to keep silent
novel; new; unfamiliar; hear for the first time
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to memorize; to fix in memory; to master
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
edge of town; outskirts of a village
to come to see; to come to understand; to regain sight
soot on the bottom of a pot or pan
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
flail (for threshing grain)
to keep watch; to stand guard
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
long-lasting; durable; keeping well
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
fish-shaped pancake filled with bean jam
prostitute who serves Westerners
(metaphor for) something unusually fast; (lit.) fleeing hare
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
neighbouring house; neighboring house
treating someone like a child
one part; one portion; one section
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
beautiful riverside location; lakeside district; canal district
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
emigration; immigration; emigrant; immigrant
(the products of) culture or civilization (civilisation)