a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
fast-talking; rapid talking
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
to order; to command; to appoint
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
will not do; do not; does not
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
river; stream; River; the ... river
duty; function; office; mission; task
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
participation; joining; entry; adherence
concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do