hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.)
feudal retainer or warrior
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
emperor (of Japan); mikado
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
black ships; Western ships that came to Japan between the 16th and 19th centuries, esp. those of the Perry Expedition in 1853; foreign disruptor (of the Japanese market); product, person, etc. arriving from the West and disturbing the Japanese market
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
in this way; thus; such; uh...
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
tenth day of the month; ten days
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo