to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to beat (a drum); to pluck up courage
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
His Majesty the Emperor; the present emperor; the reigning emperor
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
siblings; brothers and sisters
implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
be (that) as it may; having said that
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
stone (used for throwing)
the Three Jewels; the Triple Gem; Triratna; the Three Treasures; Buddha, Dharma, Sangha; Buddha, the teachings of Buddha, and the community of monks and nuns
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
grass used for thatching; sedge used for thatching
universe; realm of thought; underlying principle of reality; manifestation of true thusness; being jealous of things that have nothing to do with one; being jealous of others who are in love with each other
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hand; arm; handwriting; penmanship; 'shake' (command to have a dog place its paw in your hand)
staying the night; lodging (at)
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
regarding highly; attaching importance to
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
old or veteran army general
offering an opinion (to a superior, the government, etc.); proposal; suggestion; advice
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
complete; whole; perfect; safe
outside Kyoto or the capital
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
segregation; separation; independence
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
around the clock; day and night