advance (into a new market, industry, etc.); expansion (into); launch (into); advance (to the next round of a competition)
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
keeping in check; holding back; deterrence; restraint; suppression
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
dispute; argument; contention
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
leaving someone behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
seeing off and meeting on return
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
general situation; whole situation; larger picture; overall situation of a game
Son of God; child of an emperor
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
refinement; elegance; grace
pickled vegetables; pickles
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
January; first month of the lunar calendar
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
supreme; sublime; highest
good old; good old-fashioned
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to permeate
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)