negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
meaning; significance; sense
Bakumatsu period; closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate; end of the Edo period
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
the other day; a few days ago
drill (esp. military); training
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
splendid horse; promoted bishop
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
how; in what way; how about
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
newspaper reporter; print journalist
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
serialization; serialisation; serial story
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
in that way; thus; so; so?
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need