finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
police officer; policeman; constable
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
Kagoshima (city, prefecture)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
feudal retainer or warrior
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
adds force or indicates command
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
coming and going; commuting
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
military personnel; soldier
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence