to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
what a blessing; how fortunate; thank goodness
matter causing distress; something causing worry
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
verification of a calculation; checking (the result of) a calculation; going over one's figures
to animate; to liven up; to cheer up
whole face; all over one's face
detestable; disagreeable; disgusting; odious; unpleasant; repugnant
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
bathhouse; (public) bath; bathroom
high and low (social standing)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
including (a cost) in a total calculation; appropriating (a sum of money); recording; allocating; booking
first 17-syllable verse of a renga; haiku; first five-syllable line of a tanka
comparatively high; fairly expensive
(switched) on; being on the green (of one's ball)
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
light and shade; shade (of colour, color); depth (of flavor); complexity; strength and weakness (of flavor)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
insurrection; riot; uprising; rebellion; revolt
to rage; to fly into a rage; to become furious
monarch; sovereign; ruler; liege (lord)
to storm (a house, castle, etc.); to raid; to attack
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to kill by burning to death
carefree; relaxed; comfortable; at one's ease
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
way of reciting; way of telling a story
quarrel; dispute; argument
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing