good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
if man will not work, he shall not eat; no work, no play
to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited
limousine (stretched car); shuttle bus (usu. to airport)
to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)
to make a habit of; to make it a practice to
men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men
flaring up; bursting into flames
soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log
surprisingly; stunningly; astonishingly; wonderfully
to torment by slow degrees; to torture slowly; to drag things out; to reproach in a roundabout way; (lit.) to strangle with floss silk
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
naginata; polearm with a curved single-edged blade (similar to a glaive); naginata; martial art of wielding the naginata
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
haircutting; hair cutter; prostitute cutting a customer's hair to show him her genuine feelings; long-horned beetle; kamikiri; mythical creature said to secretly cut head hair
loss of eyesight; loss of sight; going blind; blindness
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
wearing a kimono with the right side over the left (normally used only for the dead); downturn; recession; front left; front and left
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money
mountain road; mountain trail
to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)
to get a big surprise; to be astonished; to have one's breath taken away; to be taken aback
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to begin some form of lifestyle
good-looking; fair; beautiful
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
Buddhist teachings; Buddhist path; Buddhism; Buddhist temple
abolish Buddhism, destroy Shākyamuni (slogan of anti-Buddhist movement at the beginning of the Meiji era)
all living things; mankind; the people; the world