to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
sick person; patient; invalid
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
taking care of one's health; recuperation; covering (with a protective material); coating; curing (concrete)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
correspondence; news; letter; tidings
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to apologize; to apologise
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
such; this sort of; like this
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
entering the capital; entering Tokyo
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
military force; force of arms; strength of an army
paying an unannounced visit; rudeness