to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to lunge at (someone); to spring upon; to turn upon; to pick a fight (with)
terrain; geographical features; topography
success or failure; outcome; result
reduction; decrease; subtraction; (arch.) reduction of penalty (under the ritsuryō codes)
rash; reckless; headlong; foolhardy
disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-
to be embarrassed for a reply; to be at a loss for a reply
lack of policy; having no measures; lacking means
heating power; thermal power; firepower
artificial; man-made; imitation; synthetic
host; landlord; innkeeper
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
decisive battle of brief duration
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
to be mixed in with; to blend with
as likely as not; fifty-fifty; even match; tie
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to polish up; to shine up
to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
officers and soldiers; soldiers
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
figure eight; figure of eight; shape of "hachi", the kanji for eight
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery