to become dim; to become blurred
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
unforgettable; impossible to forget; lucidly remember
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
imposing stance; daunting pose
connection; linking; linkage; link
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
near; close by; within reach; familiar
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
postwar period; period after Second World War
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
torture to death; torment to death
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
competent in all fields; jack of all trades; very active in many fields; versatile; all-round; (lit.) 8 faces and 6 arms
receiving (from a superior); bestowed
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain by the Edo shogunate
forced relocation of a daimyo to a different domain (Edo period); change of constituency (politician); change of district
bravery; military prowess; valour; valor
misconstruction; distortion; misinterpretation; misunderstanding; perversion; contortion
private funds; own funds; private property
operating expenses; budget
deportation; expulsion from the country
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
sentimental; emotional; maudlin; mawkish
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
just as one was told; like she (he) said
indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization