to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
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
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
how; in what way; how about; questionable
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with