to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
people; citizens; subjects; folk
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
Higo (former province located in present-day Kumamoto Prefecture)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
don't you think?; indicates question
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
sorry; excuse me; thank you
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
older sister; elder sister
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this occasion; at this time; now
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
reason; cause; circumstances
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed