forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
series of battles; successive battles
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
dirty; underhand; immoral; illegal
so; to such an extent; such
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
than; other than; except; but
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
suicidal act; self-destroying action; suicidal action
fried oysters; deep-fried oysters
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
secret information; intelligence
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
skill; dexterity; master hand
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
I appreciate your efforts
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to gather strength; to take heart