this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
go that far; to that extent
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
how; in what way; how about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend