preparing for action or battle
encouragement; inspiration; rousing; stirring up; raising (e.g. morale)
silverware; silver tableware
to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body
cropping; trimming; trimmings; trimming; trimming (an animal's fur)
slicing (a vegetable, chicken breast, etc.) diagonally; cutting (diagonally) into thin slices; shaving into slivers
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
toothpick; skewer (used to cut and hold sweets served at a tea ceremony); toothbrush (orig. made from a thin willow branch frayed at one end)
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
rare; uncommon; unusual; rare; lightly cooked
to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about
murder of one's lord or father
avoided by everybody; disliked by everybody; (lit.) not even a dog will eat (it)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to live together; to be close friends; (lit.) to eat out of the same pot
troubled times; turbulent times
to live through; to survive
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
home; household; family; hearth
to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
person who fusses over how to grill and eat the meat at a yakiniku meal; (lit.) yakiniku magistrate
yearning; longing for; deep affection
members; member; constituent
underside; undersurface; inferior surface
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
(incredibly) cruel; atrocious; brutal; horrible; terrible; horrific
setting sun; decline (e.g. of industry)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
I regret to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately