congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
one's own child; one's own children
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
than; from; out of; except; but; more
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
in comparison to; rather than
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
war; battle; match; game; competition
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
so; therefore; for that reason; if so; if that is the case; in that case
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
office and rank; an official rank
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt