to care for someone; to look after someone
on and after; from ... onward; since
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
pride; dignity; self-worth
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (Middle Ages); acting administrator
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
one's post; place of work; workplace
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on