to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
arms; weapons (of war); armor; armour
arms and cavalry; troops; war; military affairs
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to have no chance (of succeeding)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
large crowd; large herd; large flock; large school; large shoal; swarm
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain