treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
a little bit; a little while
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
time; hour; season; time of the year
Sunpu (old name for Shizuoka City)
leading figure; influential figure; mogul
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
pair; the two; both persons; both things
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
(within a) territory; domains
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress