left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
uniform worn in martial arts (judo, kendo, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
financial power; financial means; wealth
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
work; business; company; study
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
to govern; to manage; to subdue
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to serve; to work for; to attend
ancestor; forefather; foremother
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; assets
descendant; posterity; offspring
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
locker room; changing room; dressing room
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way