to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
being adopted into the family of one's bride
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
item; something that one "just has to have"
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
joint struggle; common (united) front
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to threaten; to make threats
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
without (uttering) a single word; without (giving) even the slightest response
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to return a blow repeat; to turn back; to rewhip; to plow up; to plough up; to come and retreat
sage; wise man; wise person; buddha; bodhisattva; enlightened priest
going through; going via; going by way of
strategy meeting; council of war
voluntary; optional; free; elective
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
leader of a charge; first to arrive
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
good match for an opponent; worthy (e.g. rival)
funerary urn; cinerary urn; burial urn; cremation urn
used article (esp. clothes)
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
to cause a person trouble
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
unqualified; without qualifications
meandering; snaking; zigzagging
commitment; pledge; promise
body double; double; wire puller; person behind the scenes; shadow commander
ignorance; (lack of) enlightenment or civilization (civilisation); unenlightened; uncivilized; uncivilised