on the water; aquatic; waterside; water's edge
water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
casting; founding; minting
giving up on winning a hand and discarding only safe tiles
silver nugget; silver ingot; silver bullion
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
former residence; former land; place remembered for a connection to someone
fresh water; fiscal spending; government pump priming
spring water; clear (pure) water
great mountain; large mountain
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to be contented; to be at ease
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
one eye; discerning eye; excellent judgement
brat; kid; urchin; little devil
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
secret art; secret technique; mysteries (of an art)
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
to be ill; to suffer from
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to make (a person) pay for (something)