tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
to have an idea; to have a clue
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
touting; tout; barker; pander
the following week; the next week
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
right under; directly below
the die is cast; there is no going back; point of no return; alea iacta est; alea jacta est
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
low table; table with very short legs
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
looking furious; looking like one's about to blow their top
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
corridor; hallway; passageway
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
established practice; custom
strategy meeting; council of war
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can