to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
ouch!; hot, hot, hot!; something hot; fire
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
very young; little; childish; immature
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
pinch; crisis; tough spot; clothespin
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
art of war; strategy; tactics
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
water vapour; water vapor; steam
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
principle; theory; fundamental truth
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to spend time (on doing something)