finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
great numbers; numerical superiority
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to perceive; to understand
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
to shake one's head (in denial)
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to show up; to appear; to turn up
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
the first and second; a few
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
peace conference; peace negotiations
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
at that time; in those days
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
overripeness; full maturity; full development
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce