frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
influence; effect; impact
in succession; one after another
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
employee posted away from their family
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
clap (sound of wooden clappers); chop vigorously; slight movement (e.g. poke, small bird alighting); the end; originally end of a play, marked by clap of clappers; dot (esp. typographical)
tribe; race; group (of people who share a common feature); gang; tribe (taxonomic rank); group (in the periodic table)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
un-Japanese in appearance or character
finely chiseled (features)
looks; features; (personal) appearance
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)