common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
thickheaded; obstinate; inflexible; stubborn
quarrelsome; easy to anger
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
townhouse (i.e. house in the middle of a town); traditional townhouse; tradesman's house (esp. a home with a shop in front); merchant's house; merchant's family
yes it is!; it surely is; certainly
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
curious; strange; unusual
guilty (feeling, conscience, look, etc.); (feeling) uneasy
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
well-cooked; well-done; browned
light brown; golden brown; tan
hygienic; healthy; healthful; sanitary
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
occupation; calling; livelihood
the hundredth year; out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope; rare chance; unusually good fortune
gaudy; loud; garish; intense; harsh; extreme
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?