ago; since; before; previous
deserted village; poor village
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
to smile (at); to grin (at)
being on duty; person on duty
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to be burned out (of one's home)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
besides; in addition; also; moreover
changing clothes; change of clothes
to be needed; to be wanted
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion