all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
second month of the lunar calendar
fourth month of the lunar calendar
eighth month of the lunar calendar
sixth month of the lunar calendar (approx. July); June; sixth month of Gregorian calendar; triangles of sweet rice jelly topped with adzuki beans (eaten in the sixth month)
to sit silently at a meeting
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
retainer; retinue; servant
practice; practising; experience
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
(death from) starvation; starving to death
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable
even though; despite; when
matter of time; question of time
God; god; ace; king; superior person
realization of a great ambition; realisation of a great ambition
that day; the very same day
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
rough; rowdy; wild; rough person; rowdy person
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
two times; twice; two degrees
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
counter for drops of liquid
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn