advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
appointment (to an office); investiture; commission
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); to marry off; to exile
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
here and there; everywhere
thug; hooligan; ruffian; (arch.) spy
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
active; positive; progressive
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
young and energetic; up-and-coming
return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation
tear; rip; breach; spoilage; waste; wastepaper
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
twenty-seventh day of the month; twenty-seven days
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
delivering a message to the emperor
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
to report to the Emperor; to play (musical instrument); to accomplish
near; close; beside; third person
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility); visiting card; name card
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)