boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
reform; reformation; reorganization
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
from the beginning; from scratch
while alive (e.g. I won't allow ... while I'm alive); as long as one lives
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
preliminary investigation; preparation
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
several years; a few years
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
spinning (textiles); spun yarn
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
electrician; electrical engineering; electric works (following company name)
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
the matter you have been talking about
bad character; bad person; villain; baddie
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand