lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
now; the present time; just now; another; more
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
kitchen (in a restaurant); cook; chef
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to say; to be called; to do
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
fiction writer; dime novelist
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
gourmandism; gourmet; gourmand; foodie
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
mythical two-tailed monster cat
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money