yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
poor control (pitcher); no control
ball game (e.g. baseball, tennis, soccer)
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority
subleader; assistant leader
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
long military service; having experienced many battles
insight; power of observation
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
loser; defeated person; the defeated
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
imperial court; royal court
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
subordinate work; assistant; servant
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
here and there; everywhere
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
construction; architecture (of buildings)
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
portion; potion (e.g. magical)
burr (e.g. chestnut); bur; cupule; case