opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
absorption; suction; attraction
league; federation; union; alliance
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
complete; whole; perfect; safe
some; several; many; how many; how much; very
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
in succession; one by one
secret understanding; collusion
don't you think?; indicates question
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
unusually; uncharacteristically
joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem
maintenance; preservation; improvement
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
head house (family); birthplace; originator
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
return of something; repayment
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
wherein; therein; thereinto
different sect; different party; different school
joint action; acting in unison
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
section; cross section; profile
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to send back; to refer back
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
bonsai; miniature potted plant