beautiful woman; (a) beauty
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute
to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
prefabricated; knockdown; demountable (e.g. motor); flatpack (furniture)
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
preservation; integrity; conservation; maintenance
to take over; to hand over
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to let someone have the credit for (a success); (lit.) to let someone else carry the flowers
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
a rival horse or candidate
good prospects; full of hope; promising
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie
approval; license; licence; permission
a follower; yield allegiance to
power; authority; influence
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
strut; short vertical post; thickness (of a book minus the cover, a sheaf of paper, etc.); (arch.) handbreadth; (arch.) bundle
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
second in command (of an army); vice-captain; fourth athlete to compete in a 5-on-5 team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)