to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
bombshell announcement; bombshell statement
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to cut off (someone's head); to behead; to decapitate
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
rich person; wealthy person
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competition in which there are several evenly matched participants; hotly contested game (match, market, etc.)
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule
stretching a rope around; roping off; one's turf; domain; territory (of an animal)
looking or acting as if one owned the place
to manage something successfully; to be successful
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
establishment; settlement
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
distinguished family; good family; great master; expert; Meika; kuge family class ranking above Hanke and below Urinke
fortune; riches; goods; incorporated foundation
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
excelling; surpassing; outdoing