to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
proper; respectable; decent; honest
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
conscious; deliberate; intentional
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
Island; insula; island; islet
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
due form; official; formality
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
meaning; significance; sense
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
in person; personally; (do) oneself
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
in that way; thus; so; so?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite