patience; endurance; perseverance
Kijima Matabee (1817.2.23-1864.8.20)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
one's regular inn; one's usual hotel
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
go away; leave; get lost; fuck off; scram
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
particularly; only; in the case of
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
this world; this life; world of the living
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
to be born (with); to be born (to be); to be destined
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to run away; to escape safely
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
that well-known ...; the one and only ...; that; those; the
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
heir; inheritor; successor
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
18th day of the month; 18 days
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
on the occasion of; at the time of
to be relieved of one's post
dripping wet; soaked; drenched
one of these days; someday; one day
archer's left-wrist protector
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)