pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
Awa (former province located in present-day Tokushima Prefecture)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
Dragon King; promoted rook
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
point worthy of note; highlight; high point; good prospects for the future; promise
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
bottomless; unlimited; immeasurable; inexhaustible
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be moist; to be damp; to profit by; to receive benefits; to become rich; to become at ease financially
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
and yet; though; when; in spite of
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
certainly; surely; definitely
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually