proficiency; mastery; becoming proficient (in)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to loathe to part (with); to be reluctant to leave (someone)
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
postponement; deferment; adjournment
delay; putting off; procrastination
other than; excluding; without
expression; look; countenance; face
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
and yet; despite (all) that
safety; welfare; well-being
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to slouch; to stoop; to bend forward; to lean forward
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
trusting to chance; trusting to Providence
disadvantageous; long (odds)
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
to feel keenly; to strike to the core; to touch to the quick; to pierce deep inside (e.g. of cold)
full; wholehearted; utmost; overall width
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
(having) life-and-death power (over)
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
total; totalling; adding up; comprehensive; all-inclusive; all-encompassing