Council of Five Elders (committee of daimyo formed by Toyotomi Hideyoshi to rule Japan until his son Hideyori came of age)
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
split; division; break up
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
battle; fight; fighting; engagement; contest
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to be eye-popping; to be staggering; to be amazing
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
all companies; each company
letter of responsibility (for a crime)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of