one lump; one body; one group
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
man of the world; man about town; dilettante; well-informed person
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to interfere (with); to hinder; to be hindered (from doing); to become impeded; to have difficulty; to suffer inconvenience
particular; hard to please; fussy
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
heroic spirit; brave heart; aspiration; ambition
to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
anyone; any person; whoever
manager (theatrical company)
future years; in (one's) later years
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
company; corporation; workplace
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
a laughingstock; a standing joke
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
dignity; credit; (arch.) deed of sale (for a land, forest or house); (arch.) sale value; (arch.) selling price
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
a step; short distance; short time
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark