slow to act; slow in starting work
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
blunder; slip; error; error
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
one's house; one's home; one's family
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
employer's house; master's house
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
descendant (usu. of a certain generation); (arch.) lineage; (arch.) pedigree; (arch.) grandchild
to dry up; to parch; to ebb away
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
strong spirit; mettle; backbone; guts; fighting spirit
(not) in any way; in no way
celebratory drink; celebratory spirits; holiday cheer
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to know; to understand; to be aware of; to consent; to agree
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
lonesome; lonely; forlorn
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)