to lose face; to disgrace oneself
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
to arrange; to agree (on); to prearrange
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious
rather; sooner; preferably
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
real intention; true motive; true meaning
homophony; same pronunciation; unison; same pitch; (in) one voice; (speaking in) unison
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
successfully; with success
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to praise; to extol; to laud; to appreciate; to admire
face; mug; surface; cheek meat; (arch.) cheek; (arch.) cheeks
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to rage; to be fierce; to be excited
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
selfish; self-indulgent; arbitrary
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...