competent; suitable; qualified
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to act (as); to hold an office; to play the part (of)
watch (timepiece); watch (turn to watch or guard something); watching; watch cap
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
in time of need; for a rainy day; in case of emergency
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
to gain fame; to make one's name
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
order; sequence; procedure
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
barrier wall; bulkhead; partition; septum; diaphragm
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
further; farther; furthermore; all the more; even more
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
sun of wisdom; Buddha's or Bodhisattva's limitless light of wisdom
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to grapple with (each other); to tussle with; to wrestle with; to scuffle with
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with