prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
young master; young gentleman
opposite; reverse; contrary
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
secret; private; surreptitious
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
personage; person (deserving of respect)
unable to stay healthy; ruining one's health; exceeding the limits of one's body; unable to maintain one's fortune
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
assertion; declaration; affirmation
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for