style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
pitch; tone; time; tempo; mood; tendency
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
several years; a few years
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
(Edo-period) town magistrate
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
sign out in front; front (for someone)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
in this way; thus; such; uh...