ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
shameless; infamous; disgraceful
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to make a list; to enumerate
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
to thrust before; to thrust at
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
secret; private; surreptitious
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
opinion; intention; thought
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
prospects of victory; chances of success
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that's the way it is; such is life
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)