to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
helmet (of a warrior); headpiece
to pick up; to find; to gather
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
don't you think?; indicates question
military exploits; military feats; military achievements; distinguished military service
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
and yet; though; when; in spite of
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
number one; first; best; most; game; round
heir; inheritor; successor
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps