wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
cooperation; coordination; link
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
optimism; taking an optimistic view
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
to rush over; to run up to
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
port (left side of vessel)
pouring water; flooding; douche
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
inundation; submersion; flood
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
pre-war days; before the war
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to get strong; to gain strength
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
leaving a warship; abandoning ship; retirement from a naval post; retirement from captaincy (of a naval ship)
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate