to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
to go out and away; to leave
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
high steward; grand master
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation
to take by deception; to defraud someone of; to swindle someone out of; to cheat someone out of
helping hand; help; support; aid
to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
eternity; perpetuity; permanence
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
terrain; geographical features; topography
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
(a fortress being) impregnable; unassailable
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to moisten; to wet; to profit; to enrich; to benefit
irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
possession (esp. of a territory)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
clearly evident; quite obvious; as clear as day; beyond any doubt; strikingly apparent
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
(period of) a year; during an era
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)