confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
dress rehearsal; costume rehearsal
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
go that far; to that extent
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma