to get to the heart (of the matter); to come to the main point
ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
test; trial; probation; ordeal; tribulation
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
innumerable; countless; numberless
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
skill; dexterity; master hand
possession; ownership; Tibet; Tibetan people
mask; disguise; guise; mask
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity
general term; generic name
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
conquest; domination; mastery
family; relatives; dependents; household
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
Five Dynasties (of China; 907-979)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
muscles and bones; body build; physique; cartilage
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation