indescribable; inexpressible
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
to break into pieces; to chip off
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
dated; date; fixed; external
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
and; thereupon; because of that
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
polite; courteous; hospitable
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
completely; fully; entirely
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
belly-to-back suplex (pro wrestling move)
such a thing; something like that
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
subordination; servitude; servility; subordinate; underling
to rebuke; to scold harshly
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
private person; individual
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
drenched; soaked; romantically
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
desperately; recklessly; rush headlong
freshly squeezed (juice); freshly milked; freshly extracted
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses