heat haze; shimmer of hot air
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
government official; clerk
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem
teaching the basics; initiation; introduction
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
one's body alone; having nothing except one's body; just oneself (with no belongings)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
family; members of a family
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
at a young age; while still young
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
reopening; resumption; restarting
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone