to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
chief retainer; daimyo's minister
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
triumphant pose assumed by an athlete
military affairs; military service
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
chief vassal; senior statesman
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
war; battle; match; game; competition
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
space (room, area, outer space)
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
soldier; combatant; warrior
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
killing and wounding; bloodshed
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
samurai's compassion; samurai-like mercy
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza