a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to say; to be called; to do
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
shogun-authorized trading vessel (authorised)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
as you see; as you can see
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
while; during; while; although; all; both
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
action of making something; -ification
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
in search of; in order to look for
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
name; given name; first name
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
feudal retainer or warrior
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after