on one hand; on the other hand
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
obedience; submission; resignation
to polish one's shoes; to clean your shoes
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
at the last moment; this late in the game
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
self-contradiction; paradox; antinomy
military personnel; soldier
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
review (of learned material); revision
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
Japanese name (often of plants and animals, and written in kana)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
independence movement; mutually independent
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
suggestion; hint; implication