feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
slim; slender; slight; delicate
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
paste of miso, ground toasted sesame seeds, mirin, etc.
indeed; really; truly; very much
vigorous for one's age; active despite one's years; hale and hearty; full of beans
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
jitte; short truncheon with a hook made of metal or wood (used by policemen and private thief-takers in Edo Japan)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
license; permit; licence; certificate
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
maid; helper; help; assistance
by all means; by all costs
villain; baddie; the villain's part
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
insolent fellow; rude fellow
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
to be infected; to be contagious
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
Europeans and Americans; Westerners
outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
to pilfer; to steal a portion
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
troublesome; annoying; complicated