to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
wild beast; wild animal; brute
to be sorry; to beg someone's pardon; to be much obliged; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be greatly impressed
the relation of master to servant; homage; master-slave relationship
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
to serve; to work for; to attend
one's family; family member
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
quickly and skillfully; to the point; succinctly; concisely
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
grilled surface; seared appearance; searing
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
dilatorily; sluggishly; to take a lot of time; to become late; to take it easy
crucian carp (Carassius spp.)
decrease; reduction; decline
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
unless one ...; if one does not ...
entirety; whole; balance (in Zen); equality
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
natto (fermented soybeans)
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
to dash (water, etc.; on someone or something); to throw (on); to pour (over)
boisterously; roughly; briskly
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally