to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
discipline; training; teaching manners
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
be (that) as it may; having said that
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
such; like that; that sort of; very
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
control; management (e.g. of a business)
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
three days and three nights
no sleep or rest; working day and night
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
very great; enormous; serious
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
war; fighting; fierce competition
in spite of; regardless of
military conflict; armed conflict
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls