cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
training; drill; practice; discipline
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
prejudice; bias; distorted view
silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
to flow into; to pour into; to stream into
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
second (unit of time); arc second