just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
junior high school student; middle school pupil
(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to be hot on a person's heels
illustrated (with photographs)
uncivilized country; savage land
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
pride; boast; credit (to)
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
piling up; accumulating; forming a (huge) pile; lying in piles
spiritual aspect; mental aspect; emotional aspect
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
encountering; facing; being confronted with; coming upon
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
life of the people; people's lives; citizens' livelihoods
guarantee; security; assurance; warranty
that's none of your business
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
26th day of the month; 26 days
Bunshun Bunko (paperback label)
daily publication; daily issue
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
(story of the) Forty-seven Rōnin; the Treasury of Loyal Retainers; Chūshingura
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)