paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
hardware store; hardware dealer; ironmonger
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
a few years ago; some years back
interior of the womb (of a pregnant woman); interior of the uterus; interior of a Buddhistic statue
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
sword; dagger; knife; bayonet
family; relatives; dependents; household
to polish up; to shine up
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
society; the world; the times
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
that's not a nice thing to say; that's not a nice way of putting it; there was no need to say that
suspicious character (person, figure)
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
in public; in company; in the presence of others
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
exhaust gas; exhaust fumes
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
health; healthy; sound; fit
neat and clean; tidy; trim
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
material; materials; data; information; documents
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery