considerably; greatly; a lot
lack of words; being tongue-tied; suppressing what you want to say
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience
to come to (in the end); to end in; to attribute; to blame
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
dark (color); concentrated; thick
every place; various places
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
old men; elders; seniors; veterans
wherein; therein; thereinto
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to press alcohol on someone; to urge somebody to drink; to offer alcohol to someone
offering a cup (of sake) in return
weak-headed; can't drink much; can't hold one's liquor; can't take one's drink; easily gets drunk
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
to be able to manage somehow or another
sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536-1565), Shougun 1545-1565
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
blood vessel; blood relationship
samurai; warrior; military family
superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
season when the sky is clear and the air warm (spring); first ten days of the fourth lunar month
Genji (the character in the Genji Monogatari); the Minamoto family
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial