call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
only; merely; but; no more than
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
our country; our land; one's own country
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
war; fighting; fierce competition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
performance (e.g. music, dance, pantomime, etc.)
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
as before; as ever; as it was originally
inheritance; something given or received
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to darken; to get dark; to be clouded; to be hidden (behind clouds)
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind