chief; main; principal; important
to send for (doctor, etc.)
all present; all concerned; all of us
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
drawing room; study; publishing house; writing alcove
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
people; men and women; each person; everybody
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
when about to go back; on the way back; on the way home
(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
talking while standing; standing around talking
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
to kick in(to); to sustain a loss
while; during (the time when)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
battlefield; battleground
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
one's own child; one's own children
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
several years; a few years
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
commander; general; leader
long ago; a long time ago; already