to make absolutely sure; to make doubly sure
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
because of; owing to; due to
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
people; citizens; subjects; folk
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
various countries; various regions; various provinces
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
100,000; hundred thousand
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
publication; issue (of journal, newspaper, etc.); issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising an event (software)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)
amount of money; sum of money
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
I see; that's right; indeed
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...