for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); gobbling up
three pairs in a dealt hand (scoring combination)
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
Tochigi (city, prefecture)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
money-making; earning money
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
the West; the Occident; Western countries
magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
Japanese ginger (Zingiber mioga)
early Japanese Christianity (from the later Muromachi period); early Japanese Christian
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
tenement house; row house
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
on the way back; when about to go back
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
fat; tallow; lard; grease
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
new publication; new book; new edition; reissue; republication
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
counter for books; volume
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce