to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to be fast at walking and running; to be quick to spoil (of foodstuffs)
sunlight; sunshine; sunbeams
medium-ranked councillor in the Department of State
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
Shinshū (alt. name of former Shinano province)
tall geta with a single tooth
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
to begin to grow light; to dawn
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
even though; despite; when
plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
canteen; post exchange; PX
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to become possible; to become able to (do)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
daytime; during the day; Japan and China