China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
beach; seashore; captured pieces (in the game of go); captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to have an acute sense of smell; to have a good nose (for bargains, something amiss, etc.); to have a keen nose; to have an ability to quickly uncover things
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
small pouch containing a paper charm or talisman
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
sorry; excuse me; thank you
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
missing person; wanted person
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
only recently; just of late