beginning; outset; first; onset
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
nowadays; these days; at present
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
daytime; noon; broad daylight
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
there being no use in arguing (about it)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
immediate follower (of the shogun)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
two times; twice; two degrees
to pick up; to find; to gather
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be appointed to a post; to assume office
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
together; at the same time; same; identical
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do