to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
wise younger brother; polite reference to another's younger brother, or to one's junior
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
bowl; pot; flowerpot; crown; brainpan
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns
offense and defense; offence and defence
to come and go; to go back and forth
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to repeat; to do something over again
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be conspicuous; to stand out
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
main force; chief object; mainline
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
magistrate; shogunate administrator
Tokugawa Yoshinao (1600-1650)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate