to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
it's been a long time; long time no see
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
armed might; military power; the sword; force
opportunity; chance; good time (to do); trend; tendency; momentum
to spread; to be propagated
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
overthrow of the shogunate
notice; attention; observation
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to take over; to hand over
picked troops; elite soldiers; crack troops
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
black porgy (Acanthopagrus schlegeli)
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
(a) slight; disrespect; making light (of); neglect
how much; how many; however
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
(not) even once; (not) ever
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
offering a full report to a superior
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
successively; one after another
to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan
talk; recital; narration; topic
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
getting poised again for charging; toeing the mark again; starting again; getting a fresh start; going back to square one
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
outrider; herald; rikishi who leads the yokozuna to the ring prior to his ring-entering ceremony