to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
cloth (for Japanese clothes); kimono fabrics; textile; silk fabrics
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
travelling for work; taking part in group work; (arch.) practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
rushing around; running wild
Izumo (former province located in the east of present-day Shimane Prefecture)
emergency; unexpectedness
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
(arch.) Zen monk's waistcoat (short, informal kasaya); ring (usu. made of ivory) attached to this waistcoat; netsuke; item attached to a netsuke
tail end; tailender; last person (to arrive, finish etc.); dead last
discouraged person; (like a) sheep being led to a slaughterhouse
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
lying on one's back; lying face upward; lying supine
breaking out of prison; jailbreak
party; set; gang; company; person
Tōkai region (of Honshu; incl. Aichi, Shizuoka, Mie and southern Gifu prefectures); eastern sea; Tōkaidō (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway); (arch.) Japan
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
opportunity; chance; time; occasion
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
talk; dialogue; conversation
to leave word; to leave a message
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
critical moment; critical juncture; decisive point; path ahead; future
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
vague; obscure; vast; boundless