draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
immediate follower (of the shogun)
capable; able; talented; promising
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
foolish thought; (one's own) thought; (one's own) idea
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
various matters; everything
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
besides; in addition; also; moreover
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
with colors flying and band playing; triumphantly; in splendid array
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive