the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; family crest representing the seven luminaries (with one central circle surrounded by six other circles); Japanese pilchard (Sardinops melanostictus); Japanese sardine
meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
lungs; bottom of one's heart; vital point
just; fair; proper; reasonable
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
national isolation; closing the country (to foreigners); sakoku; policy of national isolation enacted by the Tokugawa shogunate
(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
to revere; to respect; to worship
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
audience (with a person of high standing)
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
servant; manservant; menial
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
otherwise; or else; if not
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
gale; strong wind; swift wind; fresh breeze (Beaufort scale)
spine; backbone; spinal column
recovery; undoing; recall
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
infant; baby; little child
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement