to capture; to seize; to plunder
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
selling off; disposal by sale; sale
Richard; Richards; Richart; Ritchard
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
one hole; toilet bowl (for both urination and defecation); effective point for moxibustion; one-woman man
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
sincere; honest; faithful
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
diagonally; obliquely; slantingly; slantwise
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature