contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
any of; either of; (to) any
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
the gods of heaven and earth
lieutenant general; vice-admiral
to tie; to fasten; to hitch; to secure (trust, patronage of customers, etc.); to keep (an employee, someone's interest, etc.); to save (someone's life)
the most; the best; peerless; the greatest; first-rate
year in, year out; always; 24-7
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
peerless; unequaled; unequalled
returning to (one's home in) Tokyo; returning to (one's home in) the capital
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
Kaga (former province located in the south of present-day Ishikawa Prefecture)
to enter; to trespass; to interfere; to meddle; to pry into
setting on fire; setting afire
to threaten; to make threats
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
to stimulate; to stir up; to arouse
overeagerness; rashness; forward step-out
lack of virtue; immorality; vice; depravity; unworthiness