night attack; nocturnal assault
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...
damp; moist (negative nuance)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
(plain) hot water; boiled water
how long; how much; to what extent
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
strong pressure; heavy pressure
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
such; like that; in that way
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to move forward; to move on
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)