allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
heir to the throne; successor to the throne
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
command; lead; generalship; leadership
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
to make one's own; to take possession of
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
ancestor who rejuvenated a dynasty or a family
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
oshizushi; sushi rice and other ingredients pressed in box or mould (mold)
sweet and sour; bittersweet
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
to season (e.g. with salt); to flavour; to flavor; to lace (e.g. with whisky)
boat; pressed mackerel sushi
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
neat and clean; tidy; trim
(academic) excellence; superiority; honors (e.g. graduating with); cum laude
simply; merely; only; solely
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
beyond imagination; unimaginable
founder; originator; pioneer
strong nation; powerful country
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up