to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to be boisterously noisy; to do merrily (laughing, chattering, etc.); to shimmer; to ripple; to sparkle
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
4th day of the month; four days
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; dry and tasteless; stale
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
to care for someone; to look after someone
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
deficit; shortage; loss; being partially broken; being partially missing; being partially removed
senile (dementia, cataract, etc.)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to make (someone) drink; to force to drink; to serve (alcohol); to treat someone (to drinks); to be drinkable (esp. of alcohol); to be palatable
foolishness; silliness; stupidity; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
business; work; operations; service; duties
that is not supposed to ...; that ought not to ...; that should never ...; that cannot possibly ...
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
interview (e.g. for a job)
line of defence (defense); lines (as in enemy lines, etc.)
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made