to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
pan; frying pan; panning (a camera)
cattail pollen (used in traditional Chinese medicine)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
bunch of flowers; bouquet
property; fortune; assets
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery (of money, clothing, belongings); holdup; mugging
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; (lit.) naked emperor
to feel really ashamed; to feel extremely embarrassed; to feel humiliated; to have egg on one's face
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
dwarf; midget; elf; Issun-bōshi (Japanese fairytale)
magic mallet; lucky mallet; nursery-tale mallet that delivers one's heart's desire at a wave
capable person; talented person; person with supernatural powers (in fiction); competent person; person with legal capacity
surging crowd; wave of humanity; stampede
a long, long time ago; very long ago
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
aquiline nose; Roman nose; hook nose
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
submersion; inundation; being flooded
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
tiger pattern; striped (like a tiger)
loincloth; waistcloth; kimono underskirt
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)