command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
to cut and divide; to cut up; to cut into pieces; to distinguish (e.g. facets of a problem); to isolate
bush; thicket; shrub; copse
Christmas cake; unmarried woman above the age of 25
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
sweetish; somewhat sweet; somewhat lenient; kind of optimistic
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
senior; elder; person older than oneself
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
right (to do something); authority; power
(informal) discussion; talk; (formal and tedious) talk; lecture; admonition; reprimand
to be baked (food); to be printed (photos); to be fired (pottery)
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
to attract someone with food
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
to exercise one's talent; to display one's ability
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
soy sauce flavoured with grated wasabi (used for sashimi, etc.)
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
illumination; decorative lighting
modesty; humility; being humble
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
noninterference; leaving something to take its own course; giving someone a free hand with something