domino (game); dominoes; domino effect
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
flying jump; great achievement
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
only recently; just of late
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
Japanese sumac (Rhus trichocarpa)
to paint over heavily; to plaster up
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
the following week; the next week
one's house; one's home; one's family
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
in the same way as; just like
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
public affair; government matter; duke; prince; Sir; Lord