bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
security; guarantee; collateral (e.g. mortgage)
(earning or paying) no interest
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to make up (a deficiency); to supplement; to add to; to put towards
immediate follower (of the shogun)
fame; distinction; rise; advancement
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
moneylending; moneylender
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
programme; program; plans; arrangements
every year; yearly; annually
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty