to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
war; fighting; fierce competition
abuse; misuse; perversion
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
our country; our land; one's own country
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to marry off; to give in marriage
backing; support; backer; shield that protects one's back
adopted daughter; foster daughter
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
don't you think?; indicates question
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
military affairs; military service
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
to give directions; to issue instructions
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
how; in what way; how about
memory; sense; experience
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
to be found; to be discovered