quantity of heat (e.g. in calories, BTU, etc.); heat value; calorific value; (degree of) enthusiasm; zeal; passion
taste; liking; preference
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
strike (e.g. in baseball, bowling)
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
court (of law); courtroom
big-boned; sturdily built; stout; solid (plan, storyline, etc.)
the prosecution; prosecution side
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do
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.)
historical play; period drama
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
daimyo in the Warring States period
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
great swordsman; master fencer
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
one's impressions after reading a book
(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
great person; eminent figure
something; something or other; something something
interests and preferences
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
carefully; closely; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
without (making) any mistakes; flawlessly; accurately
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to catch the eye; to attract attention
future prospects; promise
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se