boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to run away; to escape safely
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
hard struggle; strenuous effort
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
to happen to be available; to have on hand; to have in stock
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
description; describing; depicting
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
last line of a poem; finally
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
rice gruel containing vegetables, fish, etc., and seasoned with miso or soy sauce
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
in succession; one after another
(death from) starvation; starving to death
(within a) territory; domains
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to bolt down (food); to gulp down; to carry under the arm; to rake in; to rake towards one
information; making a report (to a superior)
one's family; family member
busy; having no (free) time
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
after a long time; for the first time in a while
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
course; route; path; process; means
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
800,000; eight hundred thousand
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
1000 sheets (of paper); many pages; book tripe; bible tripe; leaf tripe
weight (for scales); counterweight
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood
hawks; hardline faction; hardliner