to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
to be tonsured; to have one's head shaved; to become a monk
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
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)
propagation (e.g. a religion); proselytizing; missionary work
even more; still more; further
organ (musical instrument)
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
Bingo (former province located in the east of present-day Hiroshima Prefecture)
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
present (brought by a visitor); gift
Ashikaga Yoshiaki (1537-1597.10.9), Shougun 1568-1573
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
distant land; remote country; province far from the capital
government forces; loyalist army
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
treatment (of a person); dealing with
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda