policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
immediately; right away; on the spot
samurai receiving this much rice as a fee; offering of rice cake containing this much rice; person receiving this amount of money as a salary
generation; lifetime; age
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
needle-point holder (in ikebana); frog
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
pose (in kabuki); posture
to make a lucky hit; to win against the odds; to anticipate correctly; to strike a vein of ore
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
distrust; unjust suspicion
complete stranger; total stranger
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
at all costs; at any cost; surmounting all difficulties
true heart; inner feelings
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
yearning; longing for; deep affection
main course (of a formal meal); extremely high-grade Japanese meal served all at once (on a table with legs)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); Indonesia
difficult problem; challenge
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
predicament; one's ground; one's position
deeply (stab, thrust, etc.); hard
to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
to pluck (e.g. a fruit, a leaf); to pick; to tear off (e.g. a ticket stub, a branch from a tree)