slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
freely; frankly; without reserve
internal conditions; true state of affairs
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
next match; next game; next contest
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to say; to tell; to state; to do
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
long ago; already; a long time ago
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
in one's own way or style
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
having not the slightest idea
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
Kōhei era (1058.8.29-1065.8.2)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)