to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
surname; family name; last name
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
whereabout; about where; how much
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
news; word; tidings; omen
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to leave something as it is
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
incision; operation; section
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
no matter what it is; in every case
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
Christmas; Nativity; celebration of the birthday of a saint or great man
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
circumstances; one's situation or lot in life
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
two ways; both ways; two kinds
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
Japanese style; Japanesque; Japanism
outside world; physical world
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
to subsist; to keep on living