programme; program; plans; arrangements
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to squeeze (to the utmost); to wring out; to squeeze (money) out of someone; to wring (money) from; to scold; to criticize severely; to train ruthlessly
to be of help; to be useful; to go toward
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money
arrogant; insolent; disdainful
kawaraban (type of Edo-period single-page newspaper)
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
snell (fishing); leader; trace; cast
to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded
to close (one's eyes); to shut
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
portable dais used to create a removable tokonoma
open verandah; open veranda
in name only; titular; nominal
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
to lie on one's stomach; to sleep while lying on one's stomach; to crawl on the ground; to sprawl
Yoshida Shouin (1830.9.20-1859.11.21)
Sakuma Shouzan (1811-1864)
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
all right; very well; okay; I got it
portable brush-and-ink case; quiver (archery)
thick red ink (used for signature seals); red ink pad; vermillion ink; cinnabar ink
to scrape out; to rake out (e.g. ashes); to bail out (e.g. water)
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
a lot; many; (not) much; (not) many; almost (none)
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to torment; to harass; to tease
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
from now on; in the future; hereafter; ahead of us; down the road
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
dim; hazy; vague; indistinct; faint; fuzzy
deep-seated grudge; hatred
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost