particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(medical) doctor; physician
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
although I say; although one might say; although called
to make a success in life
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy