to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
ratings (e.g. of a television program); audience rating; viewing rate
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
incident; affair; happening; event
the first and second; a few
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
corporate warrior (exceptionally dedicated and hard-working employee)
fruits of a wife's labour (in assisting her husband's career, e.g. by running the household)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
Heike family; Taira family
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
big corporation; major firm; leading company
shrewdness; sharpness; astuteness; acumen; tact
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
start-up company; venture business
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
government worker; public servant; civil servant
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
Horiemon (nickname of Horie Takafumi)
please (give me); please (do for me)
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
modern style; contemporary style; current fashion; verse form from the Heian and Kamakura periods consisting of 4 lines each divided into two parts of 7 and 5 syllables