work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
had enough; flatly refusing; wouldn't do for anything; begging pardon
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
subleader; assistant leader
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
to look away; to turn away
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
sea grapes (Caulerpa lentillifera)
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
particularly; only; in the case of
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
subtracting points; points deducted
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
all times and places; all ages and countries
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do