back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
vassals; retainers; followers
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to steal or sneak or slip into
gate in the middle of the corridor connecting an annex to a pond-side building (in traditional palatial-style architecture); central gate (between the main gate and main hall of a temple); central gate (separating the inner and outer gardens of a teahouse)
night watch; night guard; night shift
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to fall down; to fall over; to roll; to tumble; (arch.) (for a geisha) to prostitute (herself) in secret
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
outside of; not covered by
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
neighbourhood; neighborhood
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
preparation; arrangements
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
quick-tempered; impatient
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
trough; gutter; water pipe; coulisse (of a sword blade)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
gargling; rinsing one's mouth
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
alone; by oneself; on one's own