to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to awaken; to arouse from sleep; to bring to one's senses; to disabuse (someone of); to sober up; to dampen
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
koban; small oval gold coin used in the Edo period; oval; elliptical; small size (of paper)
two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
request; invitation; privilege in criminal law given to nobles of the fifth rank or above (ritsuryo system)
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
common; commonplace; reckless; pulp paper; granulated sugar; (arch.) coins
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
however; having said that; but
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
sword; blade; single stroke