wintering; passing the winter
decisive; resolute; drastic
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
commander-in-chief; supreme commander
country; territory; domain; realm
freely; generously; liberally; ungrudgingly; unsparingly
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
henchman; right-hand man; trusted confidant; inner circle
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
treatment (of a person); dealing with
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
military affairs; military service
to keep away; to keep at a distance
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to be in a fit (of anger); to rage
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
loyal retainer; loyal subject
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
direct control; direct supervision
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed