low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
receiving; acceptance; reception
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
sorry; excuse me; thank you
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
all; entire; whole; altogether
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
rīchi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from completing something (winning, losing, game over, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be needed; to be wanted
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
noted doctor; excellent physician
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)