to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
construction; establishment
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
secrecy; highly classified information
to concern; to be related
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
much less; to say nothing of
whispered conversation; whispering
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
deep affection; dear; beloved
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to dart around (of one's eyes); to be shifty
here and there; in places
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
chain mail (armor, armour)