something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
certainly; surely; definitely
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
battlefield; battleground
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
number of (large) animals
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
young girl; lass; adolescent female
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
directly opposite; right in front
Ishida Mitsunari (1560-1600; samurai)
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
great war; great battle; world war
to rock; to shake; to swing
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
sickle; leading question; trick question; sickle-and-chain (weapon); spear with curved cross-blades; gooseneck tenon and mortise joint; (arch.) noisiness
shellfish; seashell; shell