due form; official; formality
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
be (that) as it may; having said that
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
family or person with samurai ancestors
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
to employ; to hire; to charter
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be talented; to be able
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to get on well (with a person); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse (e.g. of a rider)
care; precaution; guarding; caution
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?