to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
technique; art; skill; move
Okinawa rail (Gallirallus okinawae)
Critically Endangered (conservation status); CE
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to paint (draw) a picture
indifferent; paying no attention; taking no notice
perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot
to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
end of war; cessation of hostilities
merchant class culture that flourished in Edo during the Bunka-Bunsei period
reform; reformation; reorganization
major war; great war; world war
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
return of something; repayment
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
one's post; place of work; workplace
peace preservation; security; safety
working adult; full-fledged member of society
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end