painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
irregular soldiers; commandos
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
cooking rice; kitchenmaid; cook
tea grinding mortar (hand mill)
hunting; shooting; game; quarry
hot-spring cure; taking the baths
mushrooming; mushroom picking; mushroom gathering
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
sauteed vegetables with fish or poultry made into a stew; poultry or fish stew with chili peppers and Welsh onions mixed in
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
traditional Kyoto-style confectionery (often used in tea ceremony)
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
going (up) to the capital; going to Tokyo
start; leaving; marching off
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
holding one's ground; defending local authority
arriving on an island; coming to an island
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
ban; prohibition; interdiction; injunction
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
prospects of victory; chances of success
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
heroism; loyalty and courage
going into battle; departure for the front; appearing (in a match); starting an election campaign
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
recovery; undoing; recall
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff