to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to entreat; to request earnestly
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
entreaty; appeal; petition
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
(United States of) America; USA
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
by means of; due to; because of; according to
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
this occasion; at this time; now
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
allegiance; obedience; submission
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
young lord; successor of one's current lord
equation; formula; ceremony; style; (arch.) enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
after that; afterwards; thereafter
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
thereupon; shortly thereafter