influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
just right; ideal; perfectly suitable; fetch!; bring me ...
going to war; departure for the front; departure for military service (in response to a draft)
ground levelling (leveling); laying the groundwork; making preparations; roller; road leveller
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
to make a name for oneself; to achieve success
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; environs; surrounding area; district
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
notice; attention; observation
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
excellent plan; best policy
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to run swiftly; to speed; to dash; to charge ahead (in pursuit of some goal); to push forward
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be (something) very much; to be an extreme (something)
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks; middle of nowhere
three noble families (Kan'in, Kazan'in and Nakanoin or Koga); three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito)
unmarried person living affluently
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
(way of) spending money; way with money; spending habits
guest of honor; guest of honour; good customer; important customer
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
precocity; early ripening; premature development
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
that; he; she; that person