king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
bygones; the past; past event
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to attack; to assault; to assail
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
to take great care (in doing); to pay attention; to be careful
the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to restore one's energy; to restore one's spirits; to recharge one's batteries
the three character styles: square and semicursive and grass
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to cut corners; to be shoddy
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
failure; mistake; blunder
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
alternately sucking in and blowing out air through one's mouth while eating something hot (in order to cool it down)
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead