leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
reinstatement; reappointment
obedience; submission; resignation
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
without sparing time for sleep
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
intensive; concentrated; focused
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
conference room; council room
young adult still living at home; dependent; female servant working for a lady-in-waiting working in the inner part of a lord's house (Edo period); freeloader living in a samurai's house; young kabuki actor in service of a master (Edo period)
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
walnut (Juglans spp., esp. Juglans regia)
wood; lumber; (raw) material; stuff; talent; ability
both sides; two sides; double-sided
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
unglazed pottery; bisque; bisque firing; seafood grilled without seasoning
eighth day of the month; eight days