personal attendant; valet; maid
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
flour; meal; powder; dust
accumulation; accumulate; store
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
in the meanwhile; during the time
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
public morals; discipline; rules governing social behavior
son of a bitch; piece of shit
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
capital punishment; death penalty; maximum penalty; ultimate punishment
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
older brother; elder brother
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
eldest child; oldest child; first child; eldest son; oldest son
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be too numerous; to be too much
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with