samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
dominion; territory; possession
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to behave; to conduct oneself; to entertain; to treat someone (to a drink); to make tea for someone (tea ceremony)
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)
ingredient; component; composition
to be enthralled by; to be disguised as
fighting spirit; (will to) fight
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
visual hallucination; vision
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)