(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
ancestor (esp. one's mother or grandmother)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
one country; the whole nation; the whole country; stubborn; obstinate
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
toddling; taking tottering steps
to lend an ear to; to listen to
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
secrecy; highly classified information
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
special; particular; peculiar; unique
mining; digging; working (a mine)
not yet known; unknown; strange
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
to come back; to bloom a second time
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation