unconcernedly; nonchalantly; shamelessly; brazenly
arbitration; intercession; mediation
early-Meiji administrative unit for Hokkaido (1869-1882)
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
thorough; exhaustive; complete
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
just because; even if; even though
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
too much; excessively; too
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
than; other than; except; but
old saying; old expression; old language; ancient language; archaic word
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
reason; cause; history; origin
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
a little bit; a little while
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
in that way; like that; that way
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
right; correct; proper; righteous; just