and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
completion; perfection; accomplishment
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
legend; folklore; tradition
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
such ... as; or some such
hyah!; hah!; there!; ugh!; argh!; damn it!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
alone; by oneself; on one's own
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be no match for; to not hold a candle to
and yet; though; when; in spite of
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
depravity; corruption; degradation
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
equality for the four classes (early Meiji-period slogan)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext