hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
very; much; greatly; a lot of
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
in terms of; from the point of view of
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to play a leading role; to play a central part
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
infants; babies and very young children
death rate; mortality rate
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
at once; immediately; right now
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
baby girl; primary schoolgirl
together; at the same time; same; identical
having very little difference between one another; being much of a muchness; being more or less the same; pointless competition (between two equally unimpressive parties); pissing contest
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)