the front; honest; upright; decent
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
ruffian; scoundrel; rogue; rascal; villain; hoodlum
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
job; work; duties; trade; skill
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
already; now; no longer; not any more
society; public; community; social studies
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
unceasing; never-ending; endless
they; those guys; those fellows
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
one end; an end; part; fragment
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
pleasure; supreme pleasure obtained by freeing oneself from earthly desires
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
adjoining each other; next to each other; being in close proximity to something; being constantly exposed to (danger, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
now; the present time; just now; another; more
... years old; age (of) ...
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
to come home in triumph; to return to one's hometown in glory
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to