exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
to live through; to survive
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
businessman; industrialist
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
family a woman has married into
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
continuation; succession; series
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(crime of) inflicting bodily injury
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to prosper; to flourish; to copulate (animals)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
only; merely; but; no more than
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to need; to call for; to require
in that way; like that; that way
around the world; throughout the world
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall