to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
even if not; even without
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
out of luck; (at the) end of one's rope
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
inversion; opposition; conflicting; repulsion; contradiction
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
substitute for a proper greeting (e.g. gift)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
because of; owing to; due to
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
person killed in action; the war dead
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
decision; determination; resolution
quite; utterly; really; completely
to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
to dominate; to prevail; to be superior to; to get ahead of; to get the upper hand
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
maintenance; preservation; improvement
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
skunk (i.e. preventing someone from scoring entirely)
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit