gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
refinement; elegance; grace
to become clear; to be made public
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to become exaggerated (of rumours, etc.); to become embellished
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
token (effort); something done for form's sake
cracker; hard biscuit; hardtack
amount of sugar; sugar content
to be intimate with; to befriend
confections adopted from Portugal, Spain, etc. during the Muromachi period and since Japanized
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
attentive; scrupulous; tactful; tasteful; smart
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
hierarchy of samurai, farmers, artisans, and merchants in Edo society
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
the other day; lately; recently
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
faulty statement; misleading statement; misunderstanding caused by a misleading statement