to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
call; summons; convening; convocation
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
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
bet; wager; stake; gamble
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
time around sunset; early evening
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to grimace; to make a wry face
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)