strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
anything and everything; just about everything
to raise one's voice; to shout
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
(someone else's) child; child; kid
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to happen to have on hand or in stock
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
reason; cause; circumstances
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
position; job; employment; opening
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
such; like that; in that way