foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
inspector general; commissioner
parental love; parental affection
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
tournament; knockout tournament (esp. single-elimination); elimination tournament
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
having a strong alkaline taste; harsh to the taste; excessively strong-willed; fiercely individualistic; strongly idiosyncratic
young man (between 15 and 25 years old)
armory; armoury; arsenal; ordnance department
liking something; being partial to something; -phile
abolition; elimination; extinction; discontinuation
to insist on one's own ideas
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
arbitration; intercession; mediation
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
extremely; exceptionally; extraordinarily; terribly; super
Idu (archaic writing system that uses Chinese characters to represent the Korean language)
the human body; one's person
retirement; resignation; stepping down
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
type 1; category 1; first class
perpetual motion machine; perpetual motion engine; perpetuum mobile
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
beginning (of a century, etc.)
retiring from military service
to dismiss (from a position); to exempt; to excuse from; to forgive
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
modernization; modernisation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion