influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
being on duty; person on duty
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
Gion Festival (in Kyoto during the month of July, with high point on the 17th)
to be enlivened; to be exhilarated
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
boiled and half-dried bonito
close-cropped head; bald hill
(medical) doctor; physician
how many people; a number of people
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
measuring container; measure; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
entering the service of a daimyo
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to scatter in all directions (like baby spiders)
to run about trying to escape
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging