to accrete; to become whole; to come together
to eat; to drink; to smoke; to suffer (e.g. defeat); to receive a blow
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
reality; actuality; hard fact
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends
dozens; scores of; decades
a little; paltry; piddling; stud; chad
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
to throw on the fire; to burn
selection; choice; option
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
difference; variation; difference
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
in unison; as one; united
military expedition led in person by the emperor
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
revere the Emperor; expel the western barbarians (19th century slogan)
to press forward; to forge ahead; to push on
to wait for a favorable chance; to wait for a favourable chance
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
hot topic; talk of the town
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray