nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
straw-rope pattern pressed into earthenware; Jōmon period (ca. 14000-1000 BCE)
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
supreme command; direction over all
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
to run away; to escape safely
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
iron basket for torches; cresset; brazier; bonfire
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
rapid tide; fast tidal current; storm surges on the Pacific coast
counter for flags, banners, etc.
-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
simple and clear; plain and simple
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
musketeer corps; arquebusier unit; unit of foot soldiers armed with firearms
to fire (a gun) ceaselessly; to fire away; to blaze away; to fire volley after volley
to push back; to press back; to force back
of no concern; nothing; trivial; (lit.) not even a fart
battle formation; battle array; lineup (e.g. of a Cabinet); makeup
magistrate; shogunate administrator
omission; slip; error; definition (of photograph); sharpness; clarity (sound)
to appoint; to nominate; to consider (oneself) to be; to pose as; to assume (a role, responsibility, etc.); to take on