enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
full of things one could poke fun at; full of inconsistencies; absolutely ridiculous
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
to mix; to stir; to blend
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
provisional; temporary; tentative
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
but; however; provided that
succession to another's professional name
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy
thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
different opinion; objection
putting life into; animating; cheering up
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
four (long cylindrical things)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction