warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to flourish briefly (esp. before retiring or stopping); to have a day in the limelight; to have a stint of success
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
number one; first; best; most; game; round
hairdresser; hairdressing
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
line; queue; procession; matrix
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
going to serve one's lord; daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)