passion; temper; irritability
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
warp (weaving); longitude; scripture; sutra; trans-
loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
pardon; extenuation; borrowing; borrowing a kanji with the same pronunciation to write a similar-sounding word
blame; accusation; torture; maltreatment; pangs (of conscience)
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
Board of Retainers (Kamakura and Muromachi-period government office); samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
the place for; the time for; the level of
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
loafing; indolent; lazy; hey
Echizen (former province located in parts of present-day Fukui and Gifu prefectures)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
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)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of
assistance; backing; reinforcements
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
such; this sort of; like this
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to run away; to escape safely
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
eagerly; earnestly; assiduously; diligently; wholeheartedly