only; merely; but; no more than
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
again; once more; a second time
to revive (e.g. a company); to boost (e.g. morale)
husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
maritime merchant (Edo and Meiji periods); shipping agency
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the other day; some time ago; recently
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
Muromachi period (1336-1573)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
imperial palace (esp. Kyoto Imperial Palace); imperial residence; residence of a shogun, minister, etc.; emperor; ex-emperor; empress
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)