at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
February; second month of the lunar calendar
again; once more; a second time
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
steamship; steamboat; steamer
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
war; battle; match; game; competition
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend