to kill; to choke the life out of
to take part in (usu. something bad); to be a party to; to have a hand in
front or rear of a palanquin (carried by two people); one of two people carrying a palanquin
to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
acceleration; speeding up
to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!
to detain; to check; to restrain
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
right beside; close to; nearby
white horse; unrefined sake
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
probability; likelihood; chances