as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
east, west, south and north
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
strict observance; rigid adherence; scrupulous compliance
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
man; male; masculine gender
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking