to accept one's inferiority; to take one's hat off to someone; to give up; to surrender; to strike one's colors
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
banknote; bill; note; paper money
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to rove; to prowl; to go cruising
large quantities of alcohol; heavy drinking; heavy drinker
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
dangling; swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
the end of the line; the end of the road; curtains
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
seashore; coast; seaside; waterfront; beach
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
governor-general; governor; viceroy
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
light; lamp; counter for electric lights
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to discuss; to talk together
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; relationship; relation; (good, bad, etc.) terms
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
freedom; free man; free woman