banker; bank proprietor; bank manager
at least; at most; (even) just
large enterprise; big business; large undertaking
monologue; soliloquy; German (language)
educational institution; academic centre; academic center
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
bearing in mind (a thought, feeling, etc.); embrace; hug; (arch.) bosom; (arch.) (breast) pocket
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
mountain cherry (Cerasus jamasakura)
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
child; boy; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
(not) in any way; in no way
commander; general; leader
self-indulgence; looseness; dissolution; licence; license
senior; older; third-year kindergarten student
old woman; joker (in old maid)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
poor health; ill health; unhealthy
half portion; inexperienced; green; poor (work)
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
self-; from (a time or place)
10th day of the month; ten days
only; merely; but; no more than
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
patient; unhurried; leisurely
diligence in studying (e.g. continuing to study even in such poor light as offered by a firefly or that reflected by snow); diligent study
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge