disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
war; battle; match; game; competition
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
for that very reason; that is exactly why ...; as expected; just as one thought; sure enough
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
power; authority; influence
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
commencing with; including
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
inner palace (in Edo Castle); palace's ladies chambers; shogun's harem
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)