last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
for the time being; at present; (arch.) hindrance
to dismiss (an employee); to discharge; to divorce one's wife; to give a holiday; to give vacation time
dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing
available ship; ship ready for boarding and departure; to board an available ship; to take a ship
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
open; public; official; overt
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
entering the service of a daimyo
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
(acting as an) intermediate; mediation; employment office (Edo period)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
close; intimate; on good terms
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
store; reserve; stock; savings
roadside trees; row of trees
machiya; traditional wooden townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
to show signs; to have symptoms; to give indications (of); to bud; to germinate; to sprout
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent
suffering; distress; difficulty; hardship; misery; being bogged down
resultant force; assistance; help; donation; alms
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
at full speed; as fast as one's legs can carry one