to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
armed forces; military; troops
northern country; northern provinces; northern regions; northland
(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
most difficult; next to impossible
vessel; ship; shipping; seacraft
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
competent; suitable; qualified
barony of the first degree; influential feudal clan
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
person to be reckoned with; person of importance; one person; one character; someone
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
polish; improvement; burnishing
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus)
to command; to order; to tell (to do); to appoint (to the post of)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
gambling den; gambling house
offering (to a shogun, emperor, daimyo, kami or Buddha)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
courteous reception; honorable treatment; honourable treatment
cold reception; inhospitality
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...