to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
had better ...; had better not ...
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
feigned; pretending (not to know)
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
just a minute; small quantity
to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
to succeed in doing; to manage to do; to finish doing
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
last night; yesterday evening
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
way; course; the only way
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
preliminary test or trial; tryout
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to meddle; to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass at; to flirt with; to make a move on