weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
money (given as thanks); reward money; fee; key money; fee paid for rental rights
triple; three-way; threefold
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
Battle of Nagashino (1575)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
stop it!; enough!; cut it out
to fall in love; to be in love; to be charmed with; to lose one's heart to
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to frolic about; to mess around
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
proposal; proposition; suggestion
love birds; sickeningly sweet and soppy couple
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
resident of Hokkaidō; citizen of Hokkaidō
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
several years; a few years
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
to disentangle; to untangle; to unravel; to relax; to soften; to relieve (e.g. stress, tension)
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
messenger; envoy; emissary
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to live fast (and recklessly)
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely