comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
permanent; everlasting; lasting; very long; many years of
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
western citadel; west wing of the Edo castle (where the heir apparent or retired shogun would live)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
internal (e.g. disk); built-in; equipped (with)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
mobilization; mobilisation
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
as (for); for; in the capacity of
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
rational; reasonable; logical
local governor (Edo period); local magistrate; bailiff; deputy official (middle ages); acting administrator
to employ; to hire; to charter
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
level; standard; water level
at first; in the beginning; originally
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
main force; chief object; mainline
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
defeat; lost battle; losing a war
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
to discuss; to talk together
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
of course; certainly; naturally