to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
number one; first; best; most; game; round
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
rivalry of local warlords; a number of powerful (talented, influential) persons standing by themselves in a given field
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
wherein; therein; thereinto
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
no!; no no!; no, not at all
strategist; tactician; schemer
in that way; thus; so; so?
to be conspicuous; to stand out
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
ruler of the whole country; person who holds the reins of government
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")