to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
(full) name; family name and given name
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
station; office; guardroom
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
step in a Japanese entranceway
to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to annoy; to cause trouble
with a click; with a snap
to entertain; to make welcome
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
to face on; to look out on to
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
to bring; to take; to bring about
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade