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; quarantine
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
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
two (long cylindrical things)
support; backing; aid; assistance
row house built on top of a castle wall; row houses surrounding a main residence; having great knowledge about Buddhism; Vaisravana (one of the Four Heavenly Kings)
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
powdered roast grain (esp. barley; oft. mixed with sugar and water to make confectionery)
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
another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile (of soil); to be discerning (of one's palate, eye, ear, etc.); to be discriminating; 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; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
(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
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
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 go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)