vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
help; assistance; service
bet; wager; stake; gamble
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
strategic point; crucial time; watershed; crunch
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to encamp; to take up positions
Tottori (city, prefecture)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
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
two (long cylindrical things)
support; backing; aid; assistance
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
subordinate work; assistant; servant
parched flour, esp. barley (can be drunk in hot water with sugar)
no problem; it doesn't matter
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
woman's looks; woman's charm
Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas