showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
because of; owing to; due to
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
article; news story; report; account
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
companion; comrade; escort; member of a party; fellow traveller; fellow traveler
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
inspection; examination; check
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; storm (e.g. of protest)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
uneasiness; vague apprehension; premonition
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)