castle (in place names); castle; fortress
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
Alice band; horseshoe-shaped hairband made of metal or plastic (often covered with cloth); Katyusha rocket launcher (Soviet)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
meaning; significance; sense
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate