throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
drinking habitually; being fond of (a drink)
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
genius; prodigy; natural gift
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to repeat; to do something over again
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
it is not (like that) either
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to boil; to seethe; to be oppressed by heat
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
to be smeared; to be covered
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy