to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
alone; unaided; away from home
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
one's principal residence; main home
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
incommunicative; taciturn
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
affliction; hardship; difficulty; suffering; trouble
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
(arch.) eastern Japan (esp. Kamakura or Edo, from perspective of Kyoto or Nara); (arch.) eastern provinces; (arch.) east; wagon; yamatogoto
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
to talk; to chat; to chatter
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
government service; official position; civil service
to break (by kicking); to kick down (e.g. a door); to kick open; to smash through (e.g. the enemy); to rout
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be fragrant; to give out a smell; to be enveloped in a smell; to be radiant; to be attractive
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
choices; alternatives; options
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to make an appearance; to show up