skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
tsukemono (pickled vegetables)
that is to say; so that means
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
asleep (in bed); sick in bed
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to lower one's voice; to speak more softly
clearing one's name; redeeming oneself; restoring one's honor
participation; joining; entry
to live through; to survive
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament
enforcement of official discipline; tightening of discipline; eliminating corruption among government officials
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
stylistic beauty; beauty of form; beauty derived from refined style; established trope; beloved stock formula (in entertainment); time-honored routine
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
(professional) storyteller; hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
blue sky; azure sky; spring sky; God; the Creator
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about