celebration; congratulations
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
estrangement; alienation; sowing discord; driving a wedge
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to finish knitting; to lace from bottom to top; to finish compiling (e.g. a dictionary); to finish editing
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
even more; still more; further
to well up; to burst; to arise
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
every place; various places
to commit seppuku; to commit harakiri; to take responsibility (and resign); (arch.) to laugh until one splits one's side
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
inside; interior; inner part
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
personal combat; one-to-one fight
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
having a short time to live; having not much longer to live; having little time left; (one's) days are numbered
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
environment; circumstance
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest