six copies; Buddhist pilgrim (carrying 66 copies of the Lotus Sutra to be left at sites across Japan)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
costume; fancy dress; masquerade; converted (cruiser)
shrill; strident; sharp (pain, e.g. headache, earache); ice-cold; very cold
able; capable; competent; able person; person of ability
extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
tool; implement; means; furniture
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
every street corner; every crossing
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
(fig.) rat in a trap; (fig.) trapped rat; (lit.) rat in a bag
roundup (criminals, animals, etc.); manhunt; crackdown; swoop; raid
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
without; but if; otherwise; or else
nature; property; disposition
of course; certainly; naturally
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name