container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
work; business; company; study
Public Employment Security Office
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
votive picture (originally of horse)
kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
name of store; trade name (esp. of a sole proprietorship); stage name (e.g. of actor)
obstruction of business; interference with business
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to hand down (a story, legend, etc.); to pass on (to the next generation); to spread (a rumor, news, etc.); to circulate; to send word; to pass on (a message)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
Janissaries; Janissary corps; elite infantry in the Ottoman Empire
greedy; avaricious; rapacious; insatiable
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
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
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
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
control; restraint; suppression; constraint; curtailment; inhibition
tender-hearted; compassionate; charitable; good-hearted
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 throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
consequence; outcome; result; blame
to intend; to be sure that
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
triangle; triangular shape