intimacy; familiarity; closeness
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
consideration; taking into account
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
trust; confidence; credence
carrying out one's duties; ruling a fief; ruling a territory given by one's liege; territory given by one's liege; fief
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
intention; personal opinion
august (in ref. to the emperor or the gods); imperial; divine
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
military family; warrior class
ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
employer's house; master's house
ronin; masterless samurai
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to hold (someone) down; to pin down; to wrestle to the ground
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
all times and places; all ages and countries
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
unable to resist; unable to suppress
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate