samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
leader of a delegation (body, party)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
several people; a few people
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
at the last moment; this late in the game
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
curl; curly hair; ringlet
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
until now; so far; up to the present