to hit the mark; to hit the nail on the head
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
extraordinarily beautiful; exceptionally pretty; gorgeous; magnificent
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
adipocere (waxy substance formed by the decomposition of corpses subjected to moisture); grave wax
bewitching; alluring; enchanting; demonic; devilish; fiendish
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
with a snap; (breaking) cleanly; (rejecting) sternly; flatly; smartly; (dressing up) well
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
stubborn; obstinate; self-willed; headstrong
forgetting; lapse of memory
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
change; alteration; modification
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
research; study; investigation
final; eventual; ultimate
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
reading aloud; recitation
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
(by) both oneself and others
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
rivalry; feud; conflict; dispute; struggle; strife
war situation; progress of a battle
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
deadlock; standstill; stalemate; impasse; standoff
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under