in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
food and drink; eating and drinking
drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
woman well past her prime; matron well-advanced in age
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
to make absolutely sure (that all is right); to use every means; to take all possible measures
hostile party; enemy side
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
commander-in-chief; supreme commander; captain (of a team)
chief councillor of state; chief councilor of state; large-grained variety of adzuki bean
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
period; Nihon Shoki (second oldest work of Japanese history, compiled in 720 CE); Nihongi; Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
sooner or later; in time; eventually
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to rally; to make a comeback
such; like that; that sort of
physical strength; muscle strength
combat power; fighting strength
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)
votive objects for a home shrine; ritual article