yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
best regards; please take care of; please do
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield
completely; thoroughly; horribly; without exception; until there's no untouched (undamaged) part
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
along the river; riverside
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
road approaching a shrine
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar