honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation
contest between different schools (of fencing, etc.)
dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)
knowledge (of a skill, art, etc.); proficiency; essentials; know-how; preparedness; readiness
moxibustion; chastisement; scolding
end; close; finish; termination
with a smack; with a spank; with a plunk (of the sound of a shamisen); shamisen
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
Western-style house (esp. one built in the Meiji or Taisho periods)
modern architecture; modernist architecture
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
carelessness; careless mistake; blunder; wetting oneself; soiling oneself
furnishings; implements; equipment
profound; deep; unfathomable; esoteric
to seek knowledge; to ask for instruction
control; check; restraint; inhibition
excuse me for asking so suddenly, but ...; pardon the abruptness, but ...; if I may be so forward as to ask
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate; to stroke
(surprise) attack; assault; raid; charge
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
courtesy car (e.g. at a hotel)
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
transport ship; troop ship
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)