to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
by myself; in person; by oneself
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
match; game; bout; contest
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
red sea bream (Pagrus major); Japanese sea bream; red tai; porgy
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
just you wait and see (as a threat)
a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; (lit.) even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
danger; peril; hazard; risk
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
sea bream (Sparidae); porgy; tai (species of reddish-brown Pacific sea bream, Pagrus major)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
to invent a pretext for a quarrel; to pick a fight
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
Honnōji Incident (forced suicide of daimyo Oda Nobunaga by his samurai general Akechi Mitsuhide; June 21, 1582)
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
number one; first; best; most; game; round