capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
rice cultivation; rice crop
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
to govern; to manage; to subdue
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to go to; to proceed to; to leave for
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to tell; to state; to do
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
hard struggle; strenuous effort
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
greatly energetic; ferocious; extreme; severe
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
three; three years of age
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
becoming a lordless samurai
even though; despite; when
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth