counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
trusting too much; overestimating ability
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
in that way; like that; that way
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
pleasant feeling; good feeling
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to get one's head around; to think about
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to complain; to make a complaint
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
store; reserve; stock; savings
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to have a talk; to tell a story
construction; architecture (of buildings)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
stubborn (obstinate) father; pig-headed old man
to praise (to the skies); to sing the praises (of); to extol
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood