stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
finally; after great pains; at last; just barely
to be refined; to be polished; to be stylish; to be sophisticated
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
water temperature (esp. bath)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
to rain incessantly; to downpour
to play a central role; to take a leading part
peace talks; peace negotiations
band of warriors (often formed from related or dependent families); group of samurai
calming down; settling down; quieting down; sedation
one's family temple; temple with one's family grave
change of government; regime change
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
on countless occasions; many a time
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)
headquarters (on the battlefield); direct retainer of a shogun (Edo period); shogunal vassal; hatamoto
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
takeover (of a company, etc.); hijacking
drastic change; sea change; major turnaround
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
diligent student; studious person
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
retort; back talk; backchat
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
great war; great battle; world war
military preparation; armaments; defenses; defences
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
leader; head; president (of a bank); bank director; greenroom manager (in a theater)