Island; insula; island; islet
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
farm work; field labour; field labor
to work hard; to work diligently
labor; labour; exertion; diligent service
appreciation; thanks; gratitude
television industry; television business
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
special; particular; peculiar; unique
early on; earlier on; from early
lucky or unlucky aspect of a given day
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
without; but if; otherwise; or else
tendency; trend; inclination
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
one's post; place of work; workplace
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
working adult; full-fledged member of society
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
main point; main object; chief purpose; core; gist; essence
the last moment; the very end
talking politics; discussion of a law case
Ten'ichijin; Nakagami; god of fortune in Onmyōdō who descends to the northeast on the 46th day of the sexagenary cycle and completes a clockwise circuit, spending five days on each cardinal point and six days on each ordinal point, returning to heaven from the north on the 30th day of the next sexagenary cycle; travelling in the direction of Ten'ichijin is considered unlucky
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
majestic; commanding; imposing; stately; dignified; with pomp and circumstance
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
to succeed; to bear fruit
member of shogun's council of elders
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
genuine; authentic; true; pure
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
nobleman's illegitimate child