chief retainer; daimyo's minister
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
platoon commander; section commander
transfer; transport; removal
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
burst of laughter; roar of laughter
-itis (indicating an inflammatory disease)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
young nobleman; scion of a noble family; princely young man; man with an aristocratic air
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
mallee (var. of eucalyptus)
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of; additional post