tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
(talent) scout; recruiter; headhunter
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
embankment; bank; beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
horizon (related to land)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
reclamation (e.g. of wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. of a new market); breaking new ground
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
fleeing (to a distant place to avoid arrest, capture, etc.); absconding; running away; flying high; jumping high
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
piping hot; scalding; madly in love; passionately in love
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
chance encounter (worth treasuring); a connection made with another person by chance
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
devil; evil spirit; genie
locational advantage; advantageous position
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
complete change; about-face
(Shinto) shrines and (Buddhist) temples
farmer; peasant; farming; country bumpkin; yokel; the common people
to appear uneasy; to appear anxious
double cropping; two-crop system; operating in one style at day and in another at night (of a restaurant)
snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
piece of wood at the front edge of an entranceway floor; front portion of the floor of the genkan