being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
battle formation; military formation
tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
Ōmi (former province located in present-day Shiga Prefecture)
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
important point; strategic position; key point
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
young man in his prime; swaggerer; ruffian
halfway-done; mediocre; uncertain; half-heartedly; insufficiently
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
to employ; to hire; to charter
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
gold and iron; firmness; adamancy
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
newcomer; initiate; rookie
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light