characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
official document; archives
letter; note; epistle; correspondence
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
for a while; for some time; for a period
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
very; greatly; exceedingly
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
to subsist; to keep on living
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to classify; to sort out; to sift through
to be found; to be discovered
nest (of boxes); nesting; concealed information; adopting a child after one's own has died; child adopted in this manner; cavity in an oar (fitted onto a peg as part of a traditional oarlock)
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
young person; youth; young
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
good prospects; full of hope; promising