to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to order; to command; to appoint
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
imperial court; royal court
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
very interesting; of great interest
to retire from public service
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
devil; evil spirit; genie
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
in line with this; therefore
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to be discouraged; to be disheartened
people; citizens; subjects; folk
royal capital; imperial capital
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
apparently; appears to be
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage