hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to wait for one's chance; to wait for an opportunity
in the meanwhile; during the time
two times; twice; two degrees
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
price; cost; value; worth; value
will not do; do not; does not
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
proceeding to the capital
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
demonstration; show of force
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
outside Kyoto or the capital
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
what (e.g. "what rudeness"); what (something) is like
precious stone (esp. jade); egg (sometimes esp. as a sushi topping); stock or security being traded; product being bought or sold; position (in finance, the amount of a security either owned or owed by an investor or dealer); geisha; time charge for a geisha
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
entry into a castle (by a conquering force)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick