good looks; pretty woman; good-looking woman
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
national customs and manners; provincial song or ballad; waka (classical Japanese poetry, as opposed to Chinese poetry)
than; other than; except; but
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
to compete with each other (e.g. out of pride, obstinacy, etc.)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
these guys; these fellows
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
to forget; to fail to recognize; to fail to recognise
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
wood chips; wood offcuts; wood shavings; sawdust
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer