defense of one's country; defence of one's country
before the gate; in front of the gate
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
a few years ago; some years back
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child
in the future; another day; later
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
best regards; please remember me; please treat me favorably (favourably); please take care of
because; for; the reason why is ...
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
lineage; line; unification; all (of you)
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to turn towards; to point
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
please; somehow or other; one way or another
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)