pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
Nationalist Government (of China; i.e. under the Kuomintang); provincial office (under the ritsuryo system); provincial capital
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
bento; Japanese box lunch
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
glaring (eyes); piercing; penetrating
to be opposite; to face each other
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to move; to move to a new location
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest
when it becomes; when it comes to
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
senior high school; high school
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
to look around; to look towards (us)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal