to be very shrewd; to be highly intelligent; to be very smart
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
sweeping over (e.g. of a natural disaster); engulfing; sweeping victory; clean sweep
they; those guys; those fellows
sea and mountains; deep (indebtedness, love, etc.); immense
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
thickheaded; obtuse; slow; sluggish; indulgent (esp. to the opposite sex); doting
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
military law; martial law; tactics; strategy
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
revere the Emperor, expel the (Western) barbarians
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
juice; sap; soup; broth; (dipping) sauce
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
good-natured; kind; good-quality
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
insolent fellow; rude fellow
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
instead; but (on the other hand)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
coralberry (Ardisia crenata)
painstaking (e.g. effort); excruciating (e.g. hard work); grueling
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
greens; vegetables; rape (Brassica napus); rapeseed
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
government; administration; ministry
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
to palm off; to force a sale
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to suck up; to absorb; to squeeze (money)