powerful local clan; local strongman
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
assistance; backing; reinforcements
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
scattered; separated; dispersed
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
expression; presentation; representation; notation
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
success; achievement; fruition
alone; by oneself; on one's own
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
temporary lodging built to accommodate an Imperial visit
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
(festivity) page; baby; child; (arch.) boys kept by pederasts
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
rest; break; recreation; recuperation; convalescence
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
It's nothing!; Don't mention it!