that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
calculation; computation; bill; check; consideration; allowance
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; (arch.) happy-go-lucky
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to look down on; to make light of
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
narrow; thin (sized); slender
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
depravity; corruption; degradation
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
to make a success in life
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
I appreciate your efforts
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach