which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to be in charge of; to manage; to direct; to rule; to govern; to control
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
court ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period); female servant for a samurai family; lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)
such ... as; or some such
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
woman; female; feminine gender
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
(Japanese) long sword; large sword; guandao; Chinese glaive
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
wakizashi; short sword worn by samurai
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to