scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
womanly; ladylike; feminine
relatively; comparatively
person of common sense; common sense man
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
moving about; stirring about
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
complete ruin; collapse; losing (something) completely (e.g. face)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
very likely; very probable
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
cultivated fields; countryside
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police)
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
I appreciate your efforts
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
insight; power of observation
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
Sakamoto Ryouma (1836.1.3-1867.12.10)
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
at a young age; while still young
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
sublime; noble; high-minded
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart