ronin; masterless samurai
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
tenement house; row house
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
until now; so far; up to the present
such ... as; or some such
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
oppression; tyranny; despotism
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
together; mutually; fellow
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)