year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
an adult-age eldest son who has yet to come into his inheritance; (a young adult still) living at home; a dependent
at that time; in those days
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
interpreter (esp. of Dutch and Chinese during the Edo period); interpretation; court interpreter
in accordance with; according to
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
every year; yearly; annually
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
imported article; imported goods
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
many people; everyone; all sorts of people
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)