kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
here and there; everywhere
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
hime cut; hairstyle consisting of straight shoulder-length or cheek-length sidelocks and bangs cut above the eyebrows
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to throw one's weight around; to exercise one's authority; to make one's presence felt
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
in unison; as one; united
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
feeling; mood; disposition; mental attitude; somewhat; slightly
first attack; first strike; first blow
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
shortsighted; narrow-minded
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
to mow; to reap; to harvest; to eradicate; to root out (e.g. evil); to remove
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer
lucky; fortunate; timely; convenient
(full) name; family name and given name
to have an eye on; to zero in on
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
congratulation; celebration
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
rival; competitor; competition