left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
headhunting; collecting the heads of dead enemies as trophies
failure; mistake; blunder
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
but; however; provided that
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
stagnation; hindrance; delay
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to move forward; to move on
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
clearing one's throat; cough
surname; family name; last name
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
such; this sort of; like this
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
loveable; very likeable; like very much
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
human realm; world of humans; terrestrial world
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
dominion; territory; possession
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon