to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
one's mind; one's heart; one's intention
participation in government
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
pylorus; opening of stomach into duodenum
wild uproar; pandemonium; clamor of voices; noisy; uproarious; clamorous
China under the Qing dynasty; Qing China; Qing dynasty
senility; dotage; decrepitude
Sarcandra glabra (species of flowering shrub in the family Chloranthaceae); 1000 ryō (an old Japanese coin)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to hate each other; to hate mutually
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
trend of the times; way things are going
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
outrageous lie; outright lie
chink in the armor (armour)
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
in the mountains; within the grounds of a temple
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
audience (with a person of high standing)
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
goes before a verb to strengthen its meaning or to add emphasis
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)