among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
harakiri; seppuku; ritual suicide by disembowelment
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
to rank with; to rank among
construction; establishment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
overseas student; exchange student
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
armed forces; military; troops
commander; general; leader
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
belief; faith; conviction
proposal; proposition; suggestion
agreement; assent; Norway
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
sweet words; smooth talk; cajolery; flattery; sycophancy
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
such ... as; or some such
courtier; noble; people serving the Imperial Court
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
to be reasonable; to stand to reason; to be logical; to hold water