to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
love at first sight; being taken with someone at the first meeting
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryō system, early Meiji period)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
of course; certainly; naturally
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with
western army (e.g. in a civil war); Western Army (at the Battle of Sekigahara)
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
dry riverbed; river beach
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; indeed; really
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
like this; this sort; this way
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
samurai family; samurai class; samurai stock; samurai; warrior
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago