head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
shoe store; shoe shop; shoemaker
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
adds force or indicates command
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period
private pupil; apprentice
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined
leather strap; thong; leash
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
just because; even if; even though
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
craftsman; skilled artisan
one's wife; wife (of somebody below the speaker in rank)
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
very rich person; the super rich
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough