width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
the whole company; the party; attendance (at a gathering); presence; banquet; dinner; troupe
to step forward; to volunteer
this and that; such and such
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
(possession of) one feudal domain and one castle; being independent (acting without compromise or assistance); establishing only one castle in each feudal domain (edict issued by the shogunate in 1615)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
solemn; grave; impressive
resolutely; determinedly; strictly; authoritatively; solemnly; gravely
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
appearance; air; mien; getup
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
beating someone up by ganging up on them; facing a barrage of criticism
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
trouble; difficulty; hospitality; treatment; treat
to reason with (a person)
bad-tempered; aggressive; quarrelsome
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
winds and clouds; nature; the elements; situation; state of affairs
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very