to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
return present; return gift; something done in return (as way of thanks); retaliation; revenge
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
way of speaking; intimation
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to install (a king, emperor, etc.); to appoint (to a post); to promote; to assign (to study under)
absence; disregard; indifference
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
family; clan; sect; school; group of related sumo stables
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
ago; since; before; previous
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
muscle-brain; meathead; hot-blooded idiot; person who charges in before thinking
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
modesty; humility; being humble