hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
instant; moment; for an instant
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
duty; function; office; mission; task
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to push (someone) around; to shove around; to treat roughly; to bully
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of