fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
moment; brief space of time
sour (expression); (lit.) as if having swallowed a bitter bug
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
military family; warrior class
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(present) head of a family
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
relation; connection; relevance
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
(courteous) invitation; call
revival; restoration; resuscitation
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
every person; each one; everybody
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
one's possessions; ownership
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito