memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to apply correspondingly; to correspond to; to be proportionate to; to conform to
loved one; lover; sweetheart
marriage of an Imperial princess to a subject
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
commander; general; leader
to make one's name well known; to gain much fame
to break by hand (e.g. a flower); to break off (a twig); to pluck (a flower, a bud); to make a young woman one's own thing
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
chimney sweeping (cleaning)
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to put someone to work; to make someone work
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
labor; labour; manpower; working force
dark bay (horse coat color)
to tower above; to stand out
body; physique; build; stature
meteor; shooting star; falling star
favourite horse; favorite horse
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha