of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
attendance; presence; appearance
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
and then; and so; and; so then
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
very; greatly; exceedingly
to allow oneself to ...; to take the liberty of ...; it is presumed that; (I, we) presume that; on one's own accord; by one's arbitrary decision
unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient
element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
finding employment; getting a job
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
karintō (sugar-coated cookie made from fried dough)
irritating; irritated; frustrating; vexing; (feeling things are) not quick enough; (feeling) too slow-going
factory; plant; mill; workshop
to employ; to hire; to charter
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
scoundrel; rascal; villain
prefectural assembly member