captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
distance; perspective; far and near; here and there
to make good one's escape; to escape to a safe place; to make one's getaway; to effect one's escape
in the meantime; meanwhile
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
future years; in (one's) later years
the five commissioners (administrative organ of feudal Japan established by Toyotomi Hideyoshi)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
beheading (as the ending to a seppuku); assistance; help
to set on fire; to ignite
out of sight; in the background; unnoticed; (lit.) under the veranda
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
remains; corpse; (dead) body
strictly; severely; rigidly
to project; to protrude; to pop out (e.g. eyes); to jump out; to rush out
along (wall, coast, river, etc.); alongside; following
artificial hill (in a garden)
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy; depressing
dead branch (or twig, etc.); withered branch
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with