cleverness; skill; tact; clever person (in a particular field); skillful person (skilful)
welcome (news); inviting; encouraging; tempting; hopeful
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
to write to; to send word to; to hand over (official business)
enemy castle; enemy fortress
natural defences; natural defenses; steep place
inspection; examination; checking
the front (of a battlefield); forefront
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
grey heron (Ardea cinerea); gray heron
three branches of Buddhist sutras
attendant; attendance upon another
outside of; not covered by
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
employment (long term); hire
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
manure; night soil; dung; fertiliser; fertilizer
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; one who arrests; force attacking the rear of a castle; (opponent's) weak point
in person; personally; directly
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
moving forward by sliding on one's knees (in the presence of high-ranking individuals)
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
ninth day of the month; nine days
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
day of month; counter for days
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
tung oil; (Chinese) wood oil