year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
military affairs; military service
various countries; various regions; various provinces
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
separate case; another matter
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
police; police officer; police station
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
stealthily; secretly; in secret
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
hasty; impatient; restless; rash
devoted; self-sacrificing
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
drunken frenzy; drunken violence; person who is prone to violence when drunk
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
even though; despite; when
at once; there and then; immediately