mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
necessary expenses; due charges; tax deductible expenses
lodging (house); accommodation; hotel; housing (for government employees)
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
simple; simplified; easy; plain
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
to give a command (e.g. in a loud voice); to give an order
(military) expedition; campaign; expedition (for exploration, research, etc.); travelling (a long way); tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.)
departure; leaving; setting off
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
good bye; I'm off; see you later
swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering
to take command; to give direction
starting late; late departure
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
grandfather; male senior-citizen
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
sweets (desserts, candy, etc.)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
(cutting down) one after another; left and right; in quick succession; flapping (of a large bird's wings)
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
storming (e.g. an enemy's castle); attack; raid
Genroku era (1688.9.30-1704.3.13)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
14th day of the month; 14 days
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
deceased; late; dead; departed