but; however; provided that
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
beautiful; lovely; heartwarming; beautiful
the same rank; equality; apposition
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
place; situation; position; location
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
usually; under usual circumstances
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to walk away; to saunter off
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
small build; small stature
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
the right person in the right place
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
like this; this sort; this way
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish