to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
stratagem; artifice; trick; ruse; scheme; tactics
intention; aim; preference (for); orientation (towards a goal)
characteristic; (distinctive) feature; peculiarity; spot color; spot colour
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
exclusive; attached to; specialist
basket; basketball; basket cloth
high-quality goods; luxury item
difficult to hear; indistinct; hesitating to ask; awkward to ask; unpleasant to hear; painful to listen to
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
mimicking sitting in a chair; air chair; wall sit; chain of people sitting on each other's laps
legs and loins; lower body; foundations; underpinnings
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to be astonished; to be amazed; to be astounded; to be deeply impressed
pork-cutlet sandwich; tonkatsu sandwich
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried); katsu
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
to attract someone with food
to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
to enter; to go into; to meddle (in); to interfere (in); to go deeply (into an issue); to delve deeper (into)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior