private (soldier); (common) soldier; ranks; rank and file
slip-up; mistake; fault; (arch.) waste; (arch.) needless expense
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
Iki (former province located on Iki Island in present-day Nagasaki Prefecture); Iki (island)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
Lythrum anceps (species of loosestrife)
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)
several years; a few years
shell (e.g. electron shell)
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
land near a castle; castle town
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
thus; in this way; like this
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
(security) deposit; caution money
complexity; frequency; trouble; traditional Chinese character; unsimplified Chinese character
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
it's been a long time; long time no see
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
standard; set; routine; decided
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
maid; helper; help; assistance
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
Chinese lobelia (Lobelia chinensis)