parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
due form; official; formality
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
fields (of rice and other crops)
to trample down; to devastate
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
in succession; one by one
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
prison; jail; gaol; firm; solid; strong
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
female prisoner; female convict
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
peace conference; peace negotiations
mediation; agency; agent; mediator; middleman; go-between
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
don't you think?; indicates question
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
feudal retainer or warrior
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
such; like that; that sort of; very
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyō; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
ideal situation; ideal world; perfect world; utopia
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean