wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
in comparison to; rather than
Hyogo (prefecture); armory; armoury; arsenal
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to get into an argument; to come to discuss; to be controversial (usu. as an adjectival phrase); to be contentious
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
will not do; do not; does not
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss