Yamamoto Isoroku (1884.4.4-1943.4.18)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
street stall; stand; booth
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print
spacious; roomy; broad; wide; extensive
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
to turn; to shift; to alter; to distract
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
firmly; plentifully; with all one's might
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)