to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
after that; afterwards; thereafter
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
commandant; commanding officer; general
successive jobs; consecutive jobs
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
in the meanwhile; during the time
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
someone who is in their element; (lit.) fish that has found water
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
document; official papers