to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
7 or 3 ratio; hair parted on one side
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
approximate age; age range
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
novice; beginner; starting to run; running off; running away
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
measures to defend oneself (for self-defense) (defence)
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
government service; the bureaucracy
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me