subsidiary domain; sub-fief
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(social) position; status
bento; Japanese box lunch
clearing one's throat; cough
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
gentle; mild; meek; tender
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
family tradition; (arch.) wind blowing from the direction of one's home
Matsudaira Katamori (1835-1893)
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
jumping about; rampancy; domination
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
nape (of the neck); nucha
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
the same style; same school; common origin
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
young person; inexperienced person; novice
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
Buddhist priest; monk; son (of others)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
offense and defense; offence and defence
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
government forces; loyalist army
party; gang; company; squad
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from