after that; afterwards; thereafter
match; game; bout; contest
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
splendid horse; promoted bishop
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
Satchō Alliance; 1866 alliance between the feudal domains of Satsuma and Chōshū
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to teach; to take a teaching job
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
ice goby (Leucopsarion petersii)
February; second month of the lunar calendar
every year; yearly; annually
river; stream; River; the ... river
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
never; by no means; not in the least; why; what for
self-satisfaction; self-complacency; understanding (on one's own); realizing (through one's own ability); being paid back for one's deeds
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
together; mutually; fellow
people from one's hometown
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
ruler and ruled; master and servant
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
be (that) as it may; having said that
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
un-; non-; negative prefix
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to