hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
freely; impudently; brazenly; shamelessly; however one wishes
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
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.)
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
beyond that point; after that
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)
to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date