casual speech; peer language; informal language
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
confections; sweets; candy; cake
arriving at camp (military); (a court noble) attending a government office
castella (type of sponge cake)
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
bringing; taking; carrying
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
tasting (food or drink) for poison; checking the taste (of a dish); seeing how something tastes
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
mythical carp with the head of a lion and the body of a fish (auspicious protectors of well-being)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
another name; nickname; alias; synonym (taxonomy)
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting
final; eventual; ultimate
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to stab each other; to sacrifice oneself in order to harm someone else
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)