supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
bento; Japanese box lunch
way of eating; how to eat
to lose (money, etc.); to suffer a loss; to waste (one's time, efforts, etc.); to bring to naught; to feel disappointed (e.g. by missing out on something); to suffer a (perceived) loss
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
putting life into; animating; cheering up
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
becoming firmly established; putting down strong roots; exercising authority; being dominant; settling in a coiled shape
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to pair up; to form a pair; to mate; to copulate; (arch.) to fix (an arrow to the string); (arch.) to place outriders on the left and right
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
old friend; familiar face
moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
natural; intrinsic; from birth
down to earth; reasonable
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
about; concerning; related to; -ish
proper (appearance, posture, etc.); correct; neat; straight; upright
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
everything one does; whatever one does
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
it's probably so; it stands to reason
accident; emergency; calamity
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (1536-1565), Shougun 1545-1565
looking or acting as if one owned the place
becoming active; increase in activity
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
along with; in line with; following; due to; as a result of; in accordance with
obstacle; impediment; disability; handicap; steeplechase; obstacle race
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
opinion; intention; thought
fraud; cheating; foul play; surely; absolutely; certainly
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
police sergeant (Edo period); low-ranking samurai who assisted daimyo or prominent military commanders (Muromachi period)