ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
same country; same province; the (said) country
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
God bless me!; Good heavens!
major change; major transformation
licensed; chartered; officially allowed; legitimate
broad; vast; boundless; wide
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
face; honour; honor; reputation; prestige; dignity
unification of the whole country
sulking in bed; going to bed in a huff
squall; skoal; skol; cheers
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
to fight with swords; to cross swords
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
passenger; rider; good rider
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
internal organ; viscera; gut
useless; no good; hopeless
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
split among friends; falling out; internal discord
white stone; white (go pieces)
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
one by one; one each; one at a time
punishment; judgement; judgment