to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
strike (i.e. industrial action)
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
human; human-like; as a person
environment; circumstance
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
change of occupation; career change
step-up; advance; progress; increase
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to strip; to peel; to tear off
many; numerous; various; large number of
the Industrial Revolution
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
coming and going; commuting
polish; improvement; burnishing
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
like a decent person; human
to complete decisively; to do to completion
window-gazing; window-shopping
success or failure; result
to continue to rain or snow
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest