immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
an old man's indiscretions
bathing (swimming) in cold water
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
face card; court card; picture card (in utagaruta or iroha karuta)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
knowing; (an) acquaintance
several years; a few years
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at that time; in those days
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
another school; other schools
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
main school; principal school; this school; our school
true state; actual condition; reality
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all