so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
marriage proposal; courtship
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sudden and unexpected; coming out of nowhere; out of the blue
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to sustain a serious wound
condition; state (of health); appearance
recovery; return to form; regaining one's (usual) form; demodulation
shelving (a matter, plan, etc.); pigeonholing; tabling; keeping (goods) off the market (to adjust the supply-demand balance)
forward castle (built apart from the main castle for strategic purposes); outlying castle; branch castle
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
private person; individual
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
innermost depths of one's heart
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
only the results matter; it's all about the results
maintaining the status quo
watchful waiting; careful supervision
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
again and again; repeatedly
to care for someone; to look after someone
to set about in earnest; to make a strenuous effort; to put one's back into (doing)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to give a warning; to remind (a person) of; (lit.) to drive in a nail
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
entry into a castle (esp. by a conquering force)
to kneel (in respect); to genuflect
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
with a start; with a jump
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect