outside one's jurisdiction
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
guard; security (officer); guardsman
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
stealing a ride; stolen ride
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to get off; to abandon (a ship or vehicle)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
publication; wood-block printing; canopy (trees)
(arch.) clearly; (arch.) brightly; cleanly; purely
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
until now; so far; up to the present
to cut corners; to be shoddy
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
rakugo story teller; comic story teller
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
question; inquiry; enquiry
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
having gone too far to turn back