year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
president (of a society); chairman
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
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
March; third month of the lunar calendar
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
large number (of); many; majority
casualties; the killed and wounded
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to forget completely; to leave behind
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
any more; any further; any better; any longer
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
conviction; belief; confidence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
besides; in addition; also; moreover
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
visit (to a religious site, e.g. shrine, temple, grave)