to keep one's wits about one; to be on one's guard; to be wary of trickery
show; exhibition; spectacle
business; trade; operations; sales
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
dejected; dispirited; crestfallen; discouraged
loser; defeated person; the defeated
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
how long; how much; to what extent
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
step; stride; counter for steps
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
to do for (the sake of someone else)
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
to look at; to gaze; to stare at
Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
formulaic; stereotyped; hackneyed
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
timewise; temporal; chronal
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
to raise (hoist) a flag; to raise an army; to start a new business
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
disorder; disturbance; unrest
turning point; transition phase
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
male instincts; male frivolity
cheerful; lively; lighthearted