to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
to be itching to put one's skills to use
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
weave; weaving; woven item
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction
understood; I see; OK; present; here
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
to closely resemble; to suit well; to match well; to go well with
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
failure; mistake; blunder
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to thrust before; to thrust at
of tender years; very young
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to