to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
vagrancy; wandering; nomadism
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
Ishikawa Prefecture (Hokuriku area)
family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
government office; agency; board
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
strength; toughness; bravery; boldness
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
insolent fellow; rude fellow
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
use; utilization; utilisation; application
way (of doing); manner; method; means
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
simultaneous; all at once
that day; the very same day
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort