kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
eighth day of the month; eight days
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
image of a bride dressed in her wedding gown (wedding kimono, etc.)
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
close; intimate; on good terms
to keep (a person) waiting
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
do-or-die game; crucial contest
consumer credit (finance, loan)
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
sphere; circle; range; category
vigorous (in old age); hale and hearty
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
development project (program, programme, plan)
change; transformation; inversion
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
judgment; judgement; discernment
stock holdings; one's shares
possession; retention; maintenance
commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although