to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
different suitabilities; being cut out for certain things (and not for others)
for example; for instance; e.g.
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
to be excited; to be elated
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
in the end; on top of that
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
genuine; authentic; true; pure
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to be talked about behind one's back
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
now that; since; so long as; because
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
sense of inferiority; one's weak point
to feel; to sense; to experience
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university