quietly; calmly; comfortably; peacefully
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
new and old; incoming and outgoing
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
news; word; tidings; omen
to run about; to rush about
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to have a smattering knowledge of
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
particular; special; (not) particularly; (not) especially
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
being taken aback; state of shock; dumbfoundedness
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to serve; to work for; to attend
samurai; warrior; military family