below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
certainly; surely; definitely
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to order; to command; to appoint
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
again; once more; a second time
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
poverty; destitution; privation; indigence; penury
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)