to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
even more; still more; further
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
well curb; well kerb; family crest design based on a square wooden well curb
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
lucky adventurer; adventurer who takes advantage of troubled times; soldier of fortune
to take over; to hand over
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era; patriots; idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
while; during; while; although; all; both
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
very young; little; childish; immature
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to