sign; indication; omen; symptom
to arrive; to come to pass
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
support; backing; aid; assistance
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
in name but not in reality
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
to be selected (from among many people)
alone; by oneself; unaccompanied; unaided; single-handed; without one's family
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
tough guy; wild one; veteran (in a particular field); expert; person of surprising audacity; someone with a lot of nerve
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to have a talk; to tell a story
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
now that; since; so long as; because
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
day and night; around the clock
to relax; to feel at home
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)