center of a lake (centre); middle of a lake
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
foot soldier (Edo period); samurai on foot
cross; cross shape; sign of the cross
control; check; restraint; inhibition
parasol (esp. one carried in the hand); sunshade
shogun bodyguards (Edo-period)
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to find out; to discover; to locate
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
wound (suffered in a fight)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz
to start rowing; to begin to row; to row out (e.g. to sea); to pull out; to start pedaling; to begin to pedal
speed of a boat; draft; draught
preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning
to increase; to add to; to augment
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; completely; thoroughly
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
foreigner; stranger; gentile; goy
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
willow-leaf arrowhead; part of a Japanese stirrup; willow leaf
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention
Chōshū; (former) Nagato Province
successively; one after another
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)