simultaneous; concurrent; same time; synchronous; together
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
ago; since; before; previous
to drain; to flow (unobstructed); to sell well; to be in good demand; to exit the stage; to remove (a prop) from the stage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(dead) body; corpse; carcass; remains
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
full of troubles, difficulties
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
health; healthy; sound; fit
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
computer game for men featuring beautiful women characters (usu. adult game)
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
to become decrepit; to be in one's dotage; to become dull; to lose one's astuteness; to lose one's touch; to become senile
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
to manage something successfully; to be successful
besides; in addition; also; moreover
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem