condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
before one's eyes; in one's presence; up close; personally
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to raise the reputation of one's family; to found a house
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to some extent; to a certain extent
appointing someone to a position of trust; entrusting someone with an important position; making much of
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis; supposition
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
loss of samurai status and confiscation of territory and property (Edo-period punishment)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
how many people; a number of people
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
solution; solution strategy
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
victim; injured party; sufferer
looking pale; looking unwell
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
several million; millions (of)
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
thousands; several thousand
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)