lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
society; public; community; social studies
to like; to love; to be fond of
Satsuma and Chōshū (clan alliance)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Hizen (former province located in present-day Saga and Nagasaki prefectures, excluding Tsushima and Oki Islands)
man from eastern Japan (esp. Edo or elsewhere in the Kanto region)
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
about when; about what time; how soon
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to explain; to advocate; to preach; to persuade
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
(in Japanese architecture) transom
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
being full; (counting) completed years (e.g. when calculating age); full (years, months, etc.); Manchuria
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
habutai; habutae; fine Japanese silk
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance