straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
presence; sitting with; being with
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
all members; everybody; regular member
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
chair; stool; post; office; position
casualties; killed and wounded; human damage
highest grade; superlative degree
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
casualties; the killed and wounded
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
main question; real issue at hand
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
not to be depended on; of little hope
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)