to cut off; to cut up; to tear to pieces
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
police; police officer; police station
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
discovery; detection; finding
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
scene; spectacle; sight; view
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to carry through; to achieve; to complete
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to work hard; to sweat; to wash off one's sweat
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
powerful family; powerful clan
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice