protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
Janissaries; Janissary corps; elite infantry in the Ottoman Empire
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
court noble; nobility; Imperial Court
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
several years; a few years
to be helpful; to be useful
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
supplementary biography; anecdote; side story; spin-off
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
consequence; outcome; result; blame
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to say; to be called; to do
to intend; to be sure that
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
counter for choices, options, etc.
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
territory (of country, feudal domain, etc.); (arch.) counter for suits of clothing, sets of armor, etc.