more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
non-commissioned officer; low-ranking samurai (Edo period)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
trend of the times; way things are going
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
how; in what way; how about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
one's social standing; one's position; one's place; one's station in life
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to hate each other; to hate mutually
to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
movie; film; motion picture
to whiten; to grow light (esp. at dawn); to cool (of a mood); to be dampened (of enthusiasm); (arch.) to decline; (arch.) to weaken; (arch.) to lose its tone (of a musical instrument)
high-ranking samurai (Edo period); bodhisattva
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
silence; stillness; quietness
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
becoming a lordless samurai
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
while; during; while; although; all; both
in succession; one by one
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.