to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
long (time that has passed); old (story)
to exceed (by a lot); to (far) surpass; to end; to cease; to stop
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
high spirits; boastful talk
to show signs of; to appear
badness; evilness; bad; evil
serious; not joking; straight
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
hurry; rush; simple; brief; rough; crude
like; similar to; same as
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
loose articles (not packaged with other things); bulk items; individual items; coins; small change
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
to yearn for (someone, something); to miss
collection of haiku poems
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
what time; (lit.) which hour
train (esp. long distance train); steam train
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket