to discuss; to talk together
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
hard struggle; strenuous effort
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
long military service; having experienced many battles
extraction; abstraction; selection (from a group); sampling
to complain; to lodge a complaint
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
light; easy; non-serious; minor
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
thick; deep; kind; cordial; serious (of an illness); abundant
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
otherwise; or else; if not
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
impression; strong belief; conviction
to injure; to damage; to kill; to hinder; to obstruct
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
it seems so; that's what it looks like
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
follower; attendant; valet; servant
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time