intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
to remind (someone of something); to call attention to; to make sure of; to emphasize; to emphasise
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to think of; to come up with
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
main question; real issue at hand
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
to take (someone) by surprise; to do something unexpected
to ask; to enquire; to query
time; season; period; phase; stage
voyage; passage; travelling
our country; our land; one's own country
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
local specialty; special product (of a region)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)