to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
piece (scrap, bit, strip) of paper
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
trouble; bother; number of moves; number of punches; number of liberties
violence; reckless action; (an) outrage
by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
strong nation; powerful country
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
at that time; in those days
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
to play a leading role; to play a central part
reconnoitering party; scout (army)
jumping the gun; premature action; omen; portent; first produce of the season (vegetables, fish, etc.); herald; runner sent ahead to announce one's lord's arrival (Muromachi and Edo periods)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to be damaged; to receive damage
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
annoying; infuriating; provoking; irritating; aggravating; vexing
wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land
to talk to oneself; to mutter
few decades; many decades; several decades
to raise someone's position; to raise someone's standing
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to supplant; to supersede; to replace; to take the place of
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
to crack; to be cracked; to develop a crack
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); minor battle; squabble; (petty) quarrel; argument
corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment