head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
(practice of) simplicity and frugality; scrimping and saving
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
this for sure; certainly is
simply put; putting it simply; in short
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to palm off; to force a sale
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
very young; little; childish; immature
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive