to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
enemy camp; enemy line; last 3 rows of the board
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
with a clink (click, clack)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
something; something or other; something something
standard equipment; standard feature
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
interruption; suspension; break
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
convenient; handy; useful
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
mastery; skillfulness; dexterity; master hand; expert
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
to sense; to infer; to gather; to pick up on; to get wind of; to perceive
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
contrast; juxtaposition; comparison; correlation (of strata)
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
uneventfully; without incident; without a hitch; peacefully
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly