encouragement; backing; reinforcements
warships and other vessels; naval vessels
departure (of a boat, plane); setting sail; leaving port; putting out to sea; takeoff
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
check station; checkpoint
to run off (fluid); to run down; to flow down
post horse; mounted courier; express messenger on horseback; fast horse; swift horse
(arch.) first day of the month; first ten days of the lunar month
bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white
to dye; to colour; to color
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to get angry; to snap
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
emperor (of Japan); mikado; (the gates of an) imperial residence
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
helping hand; help; support; aid
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
salt and pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
to look sour; to look disgusted; to scowl; to frown
great hurry; great haste; rush
Word of God; God's Word; sword of the Spirit; Logos (i.e. the Trinity incarnate in Jesus Christ)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
consideration; taking into account
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
declaration of war; proclamation of war
male coming-of-age-ceremony; shaving one's eyebrows, blackening one's teeth, and wearing one's hair in the marumage style (of a newly married woman; Edo period)