minimum; lowest; minimal; least
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
contriving (to raise funds, to find time, etc.); working out (a solution)
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
interruption; interference; butting in
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance
to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
calamity; disaster; accident
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
support; backing; aid; assistance
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
greedy; grasping; tightfisted; predatory (e.g. business); calculating; avaricious
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
(made of) stone; stone-built
to tower over the surroundings
being empty-handed; being penniless; having no capital (for starting a business)
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
weave; weaving; woven item
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
light; faint; pale; fleeting
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen