blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
disaster; tragedy; tragic incident; horrible accident
effect; result; worth; use; avail
happy-go-lucky person; easy-going person; optimist
long face; looking dejected
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
trouble; bother; annoyance
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
waiting woman in a shogun or daimyo's palace
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
defense capability (defence)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
ironclad rule; inviolable rule; invariable principle; iron law
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
one after another; in succession; in a row
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
house built on sand; house of cards
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
not eating enough; unsatisfied; dissatisfied with; leaving something to be desired
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
imbecility; feeblemindedness; dark
to draw around (e.g. a curtain); to drag around; to take (someone) around; to parade around; to order about; to lead
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
important post; important office; key position
head of an organizational section; head of an organisational section
password; watchword; motto; slogan