honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to be found; to be discovered
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
(historical) hereditary stipend
to forfeit; to confiscate; to call out; to summon
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
reason; cause; circumstances
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
court physician (of the Shōgun and his household, Edo period)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to send or direct a person to
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
looks; countenance; facial features; physiognomy
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
camphor tree (Cinnamomum camphora); camphorwood; camphor laurel