to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to die; to lay down life's burden
hindrance; obstacle; harm (to one's health); bad effect; menstruation; period
bodily; physical; corporeal; sexual; sensual; of the flesh
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
shoji (paper sliding door)
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
doburoku (unrefined sake)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
late at night; at a late hour
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
just because; even if; even though
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
recompense; indemnity; atonement
dead of the night; midnight; (arch.) third quarter of the ox's hour (around 2-2:30am or 3-3:30am)
to taste; to try (food or drink)
with a gulp (e.g. drinking alcohol); in a single gulp; with glug
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to gather; to collect; to assemble
very small; tiny; insignificant
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to brush away; to sweep aside; to repel (e.g. enemy); to drive away; to rout
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to weigh on one's mind; to worry one; to be concerned about
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)