Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
panel; wainscoting; wainscotting; plight; fix; bind
whoosh (of something suddenly spreading, billowing, swelling, or gushing outward); fwoosh; (bursting) into tears; suddenly (crying)
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
comfort; consolation; diversion
upper; upward; upper (of a shoe); uppercut; upper (drug); stimulant
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
questions and answers; dialogue
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
an instant; a split second; no time at all; (lit.) time of an "ah!"
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
bridge (road, railway, ship, etc.); (contact) bridge; Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game); bridge; bridge (of a pair of glasses); bridge (in wrestling); bridge (circuit)
to behave modestly; to take a humble attitude
pointing up; pointing upward; upturn; uptrend; upward tendency
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to become inverted; to become reversed
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic
to have a smattering knowledge of
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)
experiment; experimentation
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
(arch.) eight ata (approx. 144 cm); large; long
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
hollow; mid-air; air; sky
bull; bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
(standing) straight; (extending) flatly; with a snap; abruptly; sticking into (with a quick motion); attaching
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
scene; sight; scenario; setting
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
putting into operation; invocation