merits; distinguished services
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle
quizzical; puzzled; inquisitive; suspicious; doubtful
roundabout road; curving road
provincial samurai in the middle ages, who engaged in agriculture in peacetime
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
awning (over window, doorway); eaves (of roof); narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building; visor (of a cap); brim; classic Japanese women's low pompadour hairstyle
in name only; titular; nominal
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
written seal; stylized signature
scent bag; sachet; scent gland
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
number of times; frequency; count
what was said; what it means; origin of a story (or tradition, etc.)
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)
partly burned charcoal; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse
to kill; to choke the life out of
violent explosion; bursting
passion; temper; irritability
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
blunt (e.g. sword); dull; lazy; cowardly; good for nothing
to appease; to suppress; to calm
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
sympathy; compassion; pity
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion