brave general; great soldier
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
woman; female; feminine gender
to mistake (A for B); to misread
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to threaten; to intimidate; to be threatening
collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
one grade; first-class; primary
person of culture; cultured person
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to blow off; to be blown off
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
thereupon; shortly thereafter
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
China (sometimes also used in ref. to Korea or other foreign countries)
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)
assistant vice-minister (ritsuryo system, early Meiji period)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
Buzen (former province located in the east of present-day Fukuoka and the north of Ōita prefectures)
director (of the provincial governors under the ritsuryo system)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)