to thrust before; to thrust at
to say everything one wants to say; to exhaust a topic
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
wordly things; common customs; the world; the (common) people; secularity
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
people; crowd; masses; the public
to imitate; to copy; to enter someone as a candidate; to press (e.g. a weapon against someone's back); to compare; to liken
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
accomplished lady; talented woman; eminent woman
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
to appease; to suppress; to calm
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
wine and women; sensual pleasures; dissipation
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
to laugh away; to laugh off
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
twenty years of age; youth; early age; tender age of ...
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
to succeed; to bear fruit
originally; by nature; from the start
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
greenhorn; youthfulness and lack of experience
benefit; use; good; profit; gains
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
brackish water; brine; salt water