word game; wordplay; playing with words
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
to be late; to be unpunctual
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
departure; leaving; starting; standing
western part of Japan (esp. Kyushu, but ranging as far east as Kinki); western nations (esp. India or Europe); thirty-three temples in the Kinki area containing statues of Kannon (Avalokitesvara); pilgrimage to the thirty-three temples sacred to Kannon
rikka; formal style of ikebana
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
duty; function; office; mission; task
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
home area; home town; local
moron; idiot; stupid person
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
but; however; provided that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
wherein; therein; thereinto
need for caution; need for care; requiring special attention
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
outbreak; spring forth; generation (e.g. of power or heat); genesis; ontogeny; development of complex multicellular structures from cell(s) in a simple state
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled