expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to win fame; to be widely-known; to be well known; to make a name for oneself
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to serve; to work for; to attend
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to face; to go towards; to head towards
popular name; common name; given name
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
originally; by nature; from the start
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
meaning; significance; sense
area under direct control (of the shogun)
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
war; fighting; fierce competition
feats of arms; military exploits; distinguished military service
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
grant; bestowal; giving something to someone of low social standing (by a person of very high social standing)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
family name; house name; family honour; family honor
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)