to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
ago; since; before; previous
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
local commissioner (Kamakura or Muromachi eras); draw to find the theme for poetry session; composing poetry by lot
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
(political) power; authority; influence
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
head of family; originator
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
being blocked (and contained); reduced circumstances
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
characteristic quality; special character; one's function; one's duty; fief; inherited estate
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
time; season; period; phase; stage
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
pressure; oppression; suppression
failure; mistake; blunder
while; even though; despite
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
considerably; fairly; quite
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident