completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
samurai; person of extensive learning; person of great culture; person of superior social standing
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
looking back; worry; anxiety
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to carry weight; to be important; to have influence; to be a leading figure; to be esteemed
firm; solid; inflexible; immovable
follower (of religion; esp. Jōdo Shinshū practitioners); believer
becoming complicated; becoming involved; being intricate; becoming entangled; becoming jumbled; becoming mixed up
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
intractable (diseases); hard to cure; rebellious; insurgent; refractory
to arrive; to come to pass
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
ordinary; common; mediocre
proof; evidence; sign; witnessing; testifying; testimony
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
set; suit; uniform collection; entirely; all; every one
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
(private) house; average person's house
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
interception; counter-attack
(beating someone) hands down; with a single blow
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
contrary to one's expectations
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
forward castle (built apart from the main castle for strategic purposes); outlying castle; branch castle
inability to make up one's mind due to worrying about how others will think; hesitation; wavering; vacillation
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total