life; living; I; me; student
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
runaway (child); apathy; carelessness
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
enterprise; business; company; corporation
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be surprised; to be astonished
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
by myself; in person; by oneself
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
Aomori (city, prefecture)
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out