immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
large amount of money; great cost
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
kitchen; financial situation
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
general mobilization; general mobilisation
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
president (of a society); chairman
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
broadcasting station; broadcaster
government office; public office
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
losing the means of livelihood; (arch.) a samurai's annual rice stipend being suspended; (in fishing) the fish swimming upward after biting the fishhook
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish