runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to walk about; to go out (here and there); to gad about
working in the fields; working on a farm
helper; assistant; help; assistance
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
popular person; favorite; favourite
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
three branches of the Tokugawa family (Owari, Kii and Mito); big three; top three
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
power; authority; jurisdiction
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to take up one's residence
stationing (troops); garrisoning
military strength; military personnel
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
several hundred; hundreds (of)