company president; manager; director
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
resignation (from a position)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
manners; courtesy; etiquette
array; muster; line-up; full force
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
sightseeing; watching; viewing; sightseer; watcher; spectator
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
Shibata Katsuie (1522?-1583.6.14)
Nakasendo (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
play; sport; fun; caprice; joke; jest
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
excursion; outing; picnic
advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to serve out one's apprenticeship; to serve out one's time
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
nil return; nothing offered (e.g. in wage negotiations)
argument that something is unnecessary; opposition
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)