near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
(political) power; authority; influence
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to be a matter of life or death
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
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
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
everyday life; daily life
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
Tosa (former province located in present-day Kochi Prefecture)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
higher rank; better position
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing