laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
house to house; door to door
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
student temperament; students' way of thinking
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
Awaji (former province located on Awaji Island in present-day Hyōgo Prefecture); Awaji (island)
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
outside of; not covered by
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
regulation cap; school cap
in name but not in reality
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
geta supports made out of magnolia wood; geta with these supports
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless