until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
power; might; authority; influence
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
police; police officer; police station
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
considerably; fairly; quite
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
assistant ...; probationary ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
return of something; repayment
construction worker; laborer (labourer); navvy
to have a time-limit expire; to pass a deadline; to pass an expiration date
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
library (usu. single-room); small library
to enquire; to inquire; to seek information
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to think too much; to be over-concerned
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
strategist; tactician; schemer
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception