war; battle; match; game; competition
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
banknote; bill; note; paper money
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
bedroom; bedchamber; (arch.) roost; (arch.) nest
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
tanuki soup; raccoon-dog soup
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
for shame!; shame on you!; shame!
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
selfishness; self-interest