to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
street fighting; urban warfare
specialization; specialty; speciality; expertise
special selection; finest pick; top pick
paper strip (around parcels, banknotes, etc.)
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
central part; heart (of a city)
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
to distribute; to arrange; to arrange; to lay out (as in decorating); (arch.) to marry off; (arch.) to exile
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
outer circumference; perimeter; outskirts; periphery
inner circumference; internal circumference
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
personal security; personal protection; provision of a bodyguard
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
sunlight filtering through trees
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious
your body; your health; yourself; you
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to make one's rounds; to patrol
horsemanship; equestrian art; (art of) riding
being empty-handed; bare hands (in a fight); being penniless
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
fortune-telling; divination
colleague; workmate; comrade; coworker
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
place that is cool in the summer; place one goes to escape the heat of summer; summer retreat