youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
friendship; friendly relations; connection; relation; intimacy
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
to watch what one says; to mind one's language
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
fifth day of the month; five days
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
to be manageable; to be able to handle
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
moving tale; impressive tale
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
sword; blade; single stroke
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to become rustic; to be countrified
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
different opinion; objection
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
neutral zone; demilitarized zone
be (that) as it may; having said that
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute