to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
commerce; trade; business
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
Chinese person; (arch.) foreigner
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
atmosphere; mood; sentiment
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
to manage something successfully; to be successful
ape mask; ape-like face; ape face
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
influence; power; (arch.) flapping of wings
being left out; being excluded; being ostracized
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
rule over the whole country
to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
do-or-die game; crucial contest
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
near; close by; within reach; familiar
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
cellar; cave; hole in the ground
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to stick into; to pierce; to run into