value; worth; virtue; blessing
somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm
principal occupation; core business
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
wedding; bridal procession; marriage into a family
beginning; start; first moxa treatment
to marry off; to espouse to
policy of increasing national prosperity and military power
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough
previously; already; beforehand; in advance; for some time
to mount up; to pile up; to accumulate; to increase
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
to be reborn; to be reincarnated; to turn over a new leaf; to become a new person; to be reorganized; to be transformed
progress; advance; improvement; development
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
training; drill; practice; discipline
military review; troop review; (military) parade
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
state governor; governor of a state
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unexplained fever in an infant (in the past believed to be related to intellectual development); teething fever; (lit.) wisdom fever; fever that comes from using one's head too much
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
entrusting; charge; delegation; authorization
common raccoon (Procyon lotor)
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing