inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident
horse mackerel, cut open and dried
dining table; a dish (type of food)
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
4th day of the month; four days
as planned; according to plan
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
to go mad; to go crazy; to lose one's mind
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543.1.31-1616.6.1), Shougun 1603-1605
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to knock down; to bring down
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
to make the same; to have the same ...; to be of the same ...
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
successful execution; accomplishment; completion; fulfillment; carrying through
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
before the gate; in front of the gate
to be jealous; to be envious
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why