to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
municipal office; council; city hall
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
go that far; to that extent
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
in this way; thus; such; uh...
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
please; somehow or other; one way or another
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way