lateness; tardiness; arriving late
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
at work; in the midst of work; working
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
female friend; woman friend
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to be worried; to be troubled
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
named after; associated with; connected with
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
preserved food boiled in soy