to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
extremely; very; really; super; so
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
chonmage; topknot hairstyle worn by men in the Edo period, and sumo wrestlers today; please do (for me)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
running (of a car, bus, etc.); traveling; travelling; running (of a program)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
spilling; spill; leavings; leftovers
Tokyo dialect; Tokyo accent
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
the fate of a nation; life-or-death (situation) for a nation; national crisis
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
various fiefdoms; various domains
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
start; beginning; build up; how well a pitcher pitches at the start of the game
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it