errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
sauce (esp. soy or mirin-based dipping sauce); hanging; something hanging (flap, lappet, etc.); (kendo) loin guard; kanji radical enclosing the top-left corner of a character; woman; -ass
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
Tanba (former province located in parts of present-day Kyoto, Hyogo and Osaka prefectures)
vigorous; cheerful; assertive
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
small (of a grain or berry, etc.); small (in stature); limited (in abilities)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
expectation; anticipation; forecast
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to finish reading; to read through; to figure out; to fully anticipate
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
projecting lattice; latticed bay window
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to push in; to force into; to break in (e.g. into a house); to intrude
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling (to do); to falter; to slacken; to have a frequent urge to defecate but difficulty passing stool; to suffer from tenesmus
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
guidance; lead; introduction; good offices; guide; primer
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
memories; recollections; reminiscence
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
to give up (all thoughts of); to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to make a decision; to decide
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people