piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
implement for carrying heavy loads, generally made of bamboo and woven grass or rope
wounded person; injured person
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
treasure chest; strongbox
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
(arch.) southern barbarians (formerly used by the Chinese to refer to non-ethnic Chinese to the south); (arch.) South-East Asia; (arch.) Western Europe (esp. Spain and Portugal, their South-East Asian colonies, and their goods and people arriving in Japan via the colonies); exotic (esp. Western European or South-East Asian style); (in dance, puppetry, etc.) thrusting the right foot and right arm forward at the same time (or left foot and left arm); nanban; dish prepared using chili peppers and Welsh onions
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
fall; drop; descent; coming down
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
Japanese person; Japanese people
unity; union; solidarity; combination; teaming up
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
companion; partner; spouse
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
paper folded and tucked inside the front of one's kimono (esp. for use at the tea ceremony); paper used for writing tanka
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality