very hungry; starving; ravenous
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
annotation; explanatory note; comment
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
in that way; like that; that way
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
world; society; people; the public
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
casting; cast-metal object
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
making a living; getting on in the world; subsistence
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
large prize (e.g. in horse racing); generous reward
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
have to do; must; should; ought to
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
by myself; in person; by oneself
to make even; to make smooth; to make level; to average
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
good person; virtuous person
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range