setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
some time ago; the other day; at some time or other; once
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
scar (e.g. from operation, injection); trace; mark (e.g. skid marks)
to sweep; to brush; to clean; to gather silkworms
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
innocent; blameless; guiltless
to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
Great Qing Empire (China, 1644-1912); Qing dynasty
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
glowing; vehement; highly enthusiastic; passionate; ardent; fervid
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
Bungo (former province located in present-day Ōita Prefecture)
to settle down (and deal with something); to concentrate all one's energy (on something); to settle oneself (in a place); to settle down (somewhere); to take a solid stance; to lower one's center of gravity (centre)
picture painted by oneself; self-portrait
self-praise; praising oneself
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
incommunicative; taciturn
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
casting; cast-metal object
Western clothing; Western binding
returning from abroad; coming back to one's country (Japan)