neighboring village; neighbouring village
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
great man; magnanimous man
Saigou Takamori (1828.1.23-1877.9.24)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
sympathy; compassion; pity
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
thrift; economy; frugality
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
spare time; free time; time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
I am sorry (to hear, to say, etc.); a pity
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
bank; banking institution
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
in error; by mistake; by accident; accidentally
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad