to increase; to add to; to augment
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
reinforcement (e.g. of troops)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
war; battle; match; game; competition
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation
cost of one's food; one's board
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
night attack; nocturnal assault
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
had better ...; had better not ...
sailing; marching; going out; dispatch
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
meaning; significance; sense
to act hastily in pursuit of glory; to hasten after success; to be too eager to succeed
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
programme; program; plans; arrangements
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
each; (arch.) you (plural)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
document; official papers
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...