while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to work hard; to work diligently; to do one's best; to try one's hardest
diligent; hardworking; healthy; well; faithful; honest
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to live; to make a living; to get on with
needy circumstances; living in poverty
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
waitress (in a ryokan or traditional restaurant); hostess
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to redeem (from sin); to save
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
participation in government; state councillor (in the ritsuryō system); state councilor; vice-minister (early Meiji period); Cabinet Councillor (1937-1943); Cabinet Councilor
revision; amendment; alteration
political measures; policy
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something
to take root (of a plant); to strike root; to root; to become established (e.g. of an idea, a movement); to take hold; to take root
close; intimate; on good terms
to drive to death (e.g. by suicide); to cause to die
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict