circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
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.)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
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
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
self-determination; suicide
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
factory; plant; mill; workshop
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
life; living; I; me; student
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
family; relatives; dependents; household
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)
skill; dexterity; master hand
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble