to talk; to chat; to chatter
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
name; given name; first name
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
Japan proper (sometimes excluding the Ryukyu islands and other remote islands); mainland Japan
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
three enlightened men (Buddha, Confucius and Christ; Lao-tzu, Confucius and Buddha; etc.); three sages; three virtuous men; the three most accomplished people (of a particular craft or trade)
recitation (of a poem); chanting; singing; composition (of a poem); composed poem
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
not bad; not half bad; pretty good
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
duty; function; office; mission; task
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
such; like that; that sort of; very
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute