to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
only; merely; but; no more than
from now; from this moment; henceforth
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
to become vigorous; to gain force; to prosper; to thrive; to be in heat; to be in rut
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
continuation; succession; series; continuous
novel; story; (work of) fiction
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
family a woman has married into
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
businessperson; businessman; businesswoman; entrepreneur; captain of industry
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to live through; to survive
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable