tailoring; sewing; (special) preparation; teaching; training
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to rush back; to run back
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
accessory; fittings; appurtenances
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
at the risk of one's life; even if (I) die; even if it kills one (me, him, etc.); at all costs; no matter what; as long as I live
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
thereupon; shortly thereafter
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to someone's name
honorific title; honorific term of address
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
now that; since; so long as; because
manners; courtesy; etiquette
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
flight; running away; absconding; elopement
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
aristocracy system; aristocracy
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
pupil; student; schoolchild
high and low; rise and fall
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom