interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
main battery; main armament
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge
withdrawal; revocation; repeal; demolition; removal
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
logistical support; combat service support
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
deep (of emotions, connections, etc.)
to be fated to; be linked by fate
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
covered with; stained; smeared
crunchy; gritty (sand, pebbles, etc.)
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
to tower over the surroundings
windless; calm; quiet (state of affairs); peaceful; stable
cloud of sand (dust, etc.)
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt
selection; choice; picking out
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen