to speak; to say; to vocalize
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
all; entire; whole; altogether
lavish feast; splendid banquet; corporate largess; lavish hospitality
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
to jostle; to crowd; to haggle
ordinary soldier; mere soldier
grand; heroic; sublime; fierce
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to stretch; to reach to; to stand on tiptoe