waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
dwelling; house; residence; address
to bring (someone into a place); to lead into
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
to set off to advantage; to bring into prominence; to support; to favor; to rouse (spirits); to march (a prisoner) off
instead; but (on the other hand)
to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
hero; bold person; daring person; great person; extraordinary person
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk
imperial mausoleum; Emperor's tomb; big hill
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
villager; village folk; countryfolk
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
the art of war; martial arts; military force; the sword; (arch.) valor; (arch.) bravery
mountains and valleys; mountainous valley
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at)