coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
even if; even though; however; no matter how
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
meaning; significance; sense
knowing; (an) acquaintance
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
intercept; interception; counter-attack
outside telephone line; outer circle
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
telecommunications; correspondence
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
had better ...; had better not ...
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...