convenient; useful; handy; helpful
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
old precedent; tradition; custom
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
lineage; pedigree; good family
convenient; handy; useful
laws and regulations; legislation
man of virtue; humanitarian
strength; power; proficiency; ability
reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
alternately; by turns; one after the other
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
vicissitudes; continual change; transmigration; metempsychosis
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
optimism; taking an optimistic view
to put on flesh; to get fat; to gain weight
health; healthy; sound; fit
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
middle of the road; centrism; the middle (of what one is doing); half-way; middle way; middle path
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
Bizen (former province located in the southeast of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession