work; business; company; study
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
anonymous person; a nobody
intelligence; intellect; brains
great admiration; deep respect
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
nine parts; nine percent; almost
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
origin; beginning; source; rise
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to do together; to share; to participate in
drinking bout; merrymaking
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
time; season; period; phase; stage
equality; uniformity; evenness
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
another place; somewhere else; elsewhere; (arch.) moving (to another place)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
main meaning; opinion; idea; aim; motive; gist
outside of; not covered by
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
an offering of tea and hot water made to Buddha or the spirit of the deceased; a tea infusion; tea and hot water; tea ceremony