the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
to be surprised; to be astonished
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Aomori (city, prefecture)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to be ill; to suffer from; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...; to fail to ...
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man
sick person; patient; invalid
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic