daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
to serve; to work for; to attend
ceremony; celebration; law code; Sweden
medicine; the healing art; healing; doctor
personal (employee); employed; retained
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
beach; seashore; captured pieces; captured stones; Yokohama; (arch.) riverbank
whole nation; whole land; whole country
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
assigned role; duty; position; suitable role; best-suited job
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
being left out; being ostracized
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
how much; how many; to what extent
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to go out and away; to leave
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
way out; means to escape; escape route
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)