Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
power; might; authority; influence
gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; quiet; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild; temperate
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
Western food; Western dish; Western cooking; Japanized Western cuisine
to await; to wait for; to expect
to cause to swell; to inflame
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
man; male; masculine gender
to study; to complete (a course); to order (one's life); to repair (a fault one has committed)
school expenses; education fund
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
remote island; solitary island; outlying island
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
father and mother; parents
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline
primary school; elementary school; grade school
commuting to school; school commute
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education