Chūgoku Retaliation (military maneuver by Hideyoshi Hashiba in 1582)
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
constancy; integrity; fidelity; principle; faithfulness; honor
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
heir; inheritor; successor
as (for); for; in the capacity of
intolerant; small-minded; inflexible; unforgiving; unyielding; ungenerous
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
farmer; peasant; farming; the common people
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
way; method; means; resource; course
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to quit; to resign; to decline; to turn down
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
while; during (the time when)
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
how; in what way; by what means