hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to not be worthy of the reputation (e.g. restaurant, Diet member, etc.); to not be worth the name; to not deserve to be called
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
two (long cylindrical things)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
naughty; mischievous; unruly
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
association; society; organization; organisation
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage