certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
the other day; a few days ago
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
village; hamlet; settlement
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
military affairs; military service
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
large amount of money; great cost
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
interest; rights; concession
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience