troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to search for a way out of a potentially fatal situation; to seek for a way out of a desperate situation
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
group (of people, competitors, companies, etc.); contingent; camp; team
seeming dangerous; risky; unsafe; chancy; unsteady; clumsy
bet; wager; stake; gamble
dealing with complaints; handling of complaints
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
nuclear power generation; nuclear electricity generation
to move (something) to another location; to change the position of; to rearrange; to replace; to exchange; to switch
generation of electricity; power generation; sending a telegram (now usu. for congratulations, condolences, etc.); telegraphing
to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
complete metamorphosis; holometabolism
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
western Japan (usu. Chūbu region and westward)
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
call; summons; call; invocation; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
idle talk; chit-chat; gossip
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
avoiding unnecessary talk can prevent disaster falling on one; there is safety in silence; (lit.) the pheasant would not be shot but for its cries
green pheasant (Phasianus versicolor); Japanese green pheasant
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to call out; to ask someone to come
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; painful to look at
finding employment; getting a job
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded