to have a talk; to tell a story
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
framed picture; framing (a picture); putting in a frame
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
another day; some other day
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
disintegration; self-destruction
to prevent; to take precautions
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
again and again; repeatedly
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
mizuchi; mythical dragon-like beast, believed to ascend to the heavens through rain; unfulfilled genius; dormant talent
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism