house where one was born; one's parents' house
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
Kumamoto prefecture (Kyushu)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
participation; joining; entry; adherence
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
educator; teacher; educationalist
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
higher normal school; pre-war public school that trained male teachers
instructor; (fencing) teacher; model
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
master; teacher; stable master
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
servant (esp. a samurai's attendant); chivalrous man (Edo period); cubed tofu (often served cold); kite shaped like an Edo-period footman; Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants; enslavement (of a woman; Edo-period punishment for her own or her husband's crime); (arch.) he
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
billboard; large signboard; first-rate influential performer (theatre, film, etc.); leading star; draw
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
you bastard!; you son of a bitch!
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of