person of firm character; stable person; gutsy person
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
desperation; struggle to the death
behind with everything; too late; reactive
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to fold in; to fold up; to store in one's heart; to bear in mind; to do in rapid succession; to do relentlessly
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to come back (to); to return to a starting point
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
helping a long-term employee to establish a branch of the same shop
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
contemplation; meditation
receiving; acceptance; reception; admission
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
successive generations; hereditary daimyo whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara
outsider; one not included in the favored group; outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo
highest (e.g. floor); top; best; finest; supreme
(apportioning) in small amounts
to shake; to waver; to tremble
treasure house; treasury; financial supporter; patron; financier
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(navigable) canal; waterway
utilization of water; water supply; irrigation; water transportation; navigability (e.g. of a river)
augmentability; extensibility; scalability; expandability