to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to continue to work; to work away (at)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
certainly; surely; definitely
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
business world; business circles; (the) industry
to subsist; to keep on living
troubled times; turbulent times
this for sure; certainly is
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
one's long-cherished desire
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu; frying in oil; deep-fried food