it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
approximate age; age range
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
new government; new administration
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
agricultural land; farmland
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
farm work; field labour; field labor
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
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
act of mercy; helping another person
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
than; other than; except; but
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
exemplar; model; example; pattern
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
older brother; elder brother