inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
exactly as stated; verbatim
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to smear with blood; to kill
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); one piece of sushi
territory; fiefdom; feudal domain
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
riskiness; (level of) danger
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
management; administration; operation
to knead well; to polish; to refine
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
impassioned speech; fervent speech
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
betrothal; wedding; marriage into a family; adoption
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be betrayed; to be brought to grief (by an enemy); to be given a hard time
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
that kind; competition; match
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
worthy of; worth doing; worth having
patriotic feelings; patriotism
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to put on (of clothing); (lit.) to put (arms) through sleeves
wearing (e.g. uniform, seat belt); having on
fast approach; quick intimacy
large container; person of great talent