to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
opposite side; opposition
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
summoning; calling; riding; (high-quality) silk crepe (fabric)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
divorce; dissolution of adoption
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
Date Masamune (1567.9.5-1636.6.27)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
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
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)