temporarily; short period; once; one morning
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
at a stroke; with a single swoop
to be attracted (by); to take an interest (in)
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
rise (in price or value); appreciation; advance
dong dang gui (aromatic herb similar to dong quai, Angelica acutiloba); dong quai (aromatic herb used to treat various gynecological symptoms, Angelica sinensis)
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
buying; purchasing; laying in
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
you could say; you might say; verging on the
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
counter for helmets, etc.
you must lose a fly to catch a trout; sometimes the best gain is to lose
kindness and affection; love
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
battlefield; battleground
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
snake; serpent; large snake
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
wild beast; wild animal; brute