inferior; base; vulgar; low grade; lower class
doburoku (unrefined sake)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
government service; the bureaucracy
sincere; earnest; serious
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
selfless (pious, righteous) man
to watch over; to watch attentively
entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre); music hall
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
however; having said that; but
Chinese poem with seven characters per line
while alive; during one's lifetime
understanding person; supporter
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
relations; members of extended family
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
support (e.g. of one's dependents); maintenance
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand