to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
one thin flat object; one sheet
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)
jumping; jump (e.g. in prices); rashness; rash person
people; men and women; each person; everybody
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
penniless; extremely poor; destitute
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
at once; immediately; right now
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion
participation in government
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
emperor; ruler (with a heavenly mandate); heavenly being; celestial being
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
already; now; no longer; not any more
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
much less; to say nothing of