therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to establish an emotional bond with; to reach out to; to relate to
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
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
should; must; -able; probably; likely
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; chastisement; punishment; punitive expedition
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
rule; reign; government; governing
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
Tajima (former province located in the north of present-day Hyōgo Prefecture)
to share (life's) joys and sorrows (with); to share the good and the bad (with); to stick together through thick and thin
indigenous person; inhabitant of a country; local; native; local lords and samurai; daimyo who did not leave his domains to meet the shogun in Kyoto (during the Muromachi period)
lower government office (ritsuryo system); servant of a higher ranking person (during the middle ages); retainer; servant of an urban family; serf
shogunate retainer; shogunate vassal
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
as (for); for; in the capacity of
territories in the vicinity of the capital and under direct imperial rule; (in Japanese history) the five kuni in the immediate vicinity of Kyoto
to call in; to invite; to bring in
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
leather strap binding the plates of traditional Japanese armor (armour)