insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
depending on; dependent on
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to serve; to work for; to attend
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
grounds; charge; suspicion
han (estate of a daimyo in the Edo and early Meiji periods); feudal domain; fief; province
dissolution of a feudal clan by the shogunate and confiscation of its fief
to order; to command; to appoint
needy circumstances; living in poverty
death from disease; death from illness
loyal retainer; loyal subject
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
policeman's rope; arresting (a criminal)
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
the law of the jungle; the strong prey on the weak; the weak become the victim of the strong
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip