acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
taikō (esp. Toyotomi Hideyoshi); title for a regent, later for the grand chancellor, also for the father of an Imperial adviser (advisor) who passed the role to his son
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
gently sloping; gentle; easy; smooth
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
scenery; scene; landscape
silence; stillness; quietness
fresh verdure; new green leaves
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
unobstructed view; perspective; forecast; outlook; insight; foresight
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
enclosure; fence; storage (of fruit, vegetables, etc.); partitioned area of a room for conducting tea ceremonies; mistress; castle
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
long and large; tall and large; grand; huge
intelligence; cleverness; innate aptitude
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
quantity or volume of water
laborer (labourer); construction worker; coolie
burst (e.g. dam, embankment, levee); breach; collapse; washout; rupture
directions; instructions; orders; command
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
development; exploitation
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
with a friendly grin; smilingly
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far