regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
imagination; supposition; guess
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
high-ranking samurai (Edo period); bodhisattva
class; heading; group; category
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
fervently; desperately; fiercely; with full resolve
rice polishing; polished rice
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
edge of the eaves; house frontage
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to give one's everything; to make one's best effort; to be enthused; to put your back into it
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
greedy; ruthless; cruel; exploitative
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
someone; a certain person
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
along the river; riverside
preliminary investigation; preliminary inquiry; preparation (for a class); going over one's lessons (in advance); studying ahead
grumbling; muttering; nonsense
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
unclean; dirty; bathroom; toilet (room); (arch.) menstruation; (arch.) menses
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
(urban) prefecture (i.e. Osaka and Kyoto); centre (e.g. of learning); center; (government) office; fu (administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam)
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
young; fresh; inexperienced; tender
to set (sun); to become dark
village; hamlet; countryside; country