kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
to conquer; to subjugate; to overcome
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
to achieve enlightenment; to attain enlightenment
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
(in the) same boat; (sharing a) common destiny
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
kōji; malted rice; malt; malt-like material from growing mold on rice, barley, beans, etc. (used as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc.)
squad leader; divisional officer
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
to be harvested; to be reaped; to be yielded; to be able to harvest; to be able to reap; to be able to yield
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant