to concern; to be related
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
to be silent; to say nothing
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to thrust before; to thrust at
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
immediate follower (of the shogun)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
arbor; arbour; bower; summer house; square gazebo
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
front; frontage; facade; main
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to get information; to find out; to get wind of
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
conviction; belief; confidence
be (that) as it may; having said that
to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to cozy up (to); to butter up
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
attaching the polite suffix "-sama" to somebody's name (more polite than "-san")
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
nonchalantly; unconcernedly; casually
antiquity; the previous era
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to revere; to respect; to worship
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
direct descent; direct line