chief seat; seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
unfortunately; regrettably
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
to exchange blows; to hit each other; to punch each other; to fight
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
investigator; interrogator
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
price; cost; value; worth; value
to buy a large amount (of); to purchase (in large quantities); to buy in; to buy regularly; to make regular purchases; to be a regular customer
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank