proofreading; correction of press; calibration
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to employ; to hire; to charter
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
elopement; running away with a lover
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
modern person; people of today
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
gold-colored paper wrapped around the tip of a cigarette (coloured)
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
to go along; to walk along; to follow
about when; about what time; how soon
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to go (somewhere) with a purpose
archery; mapping; map; morphism
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
riverbed; raised platform on the bank of a river for enjoying the cool in summer
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth