come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to depend on one's parents' (financial) support; (lit.) to nibble at one's parents' shins
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to begin to walk; to set out
finding employment; getting a job
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
Mont Blanc (chestnut and cream dessert)
former years; formerly; a few years ago
businessman; industrialist
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
episode; anecdote; vignette
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
although I say; although one might say; although called
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to order; to command; to appoint
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
there is nothing more that can be done; it's all over
nun; bitch; Amagasaki, Hyogo; Amazon (online retailer)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly