also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
don't you think?; indicates question
Dutch studies; studies of Western knowledge
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
day-by-day renewal; rapid progress
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to flatter; to play up to; to fawn on; to pander to; to cater to
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to divide (by); to remove; to exclude
to be found; to be discovered
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family