keeping oneself awake; fighting off drowsiness; method for keeping oneself awake
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
also known as; also called
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
great swordsman; master fencer
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
occupation; calling; livelihood
polish; grinding; sharpening
boiled octopus; person as red as a lobster
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
Hakodate (city in Hokkaido)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
foreign; abroad; overseas
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to face; to go towards; to head towards
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
smuggling (people); stowing away
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
Eastern Orthodox Church; Orthodox Church