long military service; having experienced many battles
something; some kind of; for some reason
lotus flower; Chinese milk vetch (Astragalus sinicus); china spoon; lotus-shaped pedestal for a gravestone
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
with a clink (of metal); with a chink
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
appearing as if something doesn't exist; casual; offhand
orders; instructions; directive; command
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to miss a chance to ask; to miss an opportunity to ask; to forget to ask
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
chief; main; principal; important
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to watch over; to watch attentively
duty; obligation; responsibility
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to serve; to dish up; to dish out
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
family; relatives; dependents; household
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)