near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
model; pattern; paragon; exemplar
such; like that; that sort of; very
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
many; much; plenty; hardly
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
that is to say; so that means
orphan; person without friends
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
don't you think?; indicates question
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
retainer; vassal; servant
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally
mental; spiritual; emotional
defenseless; defenceless; unprotected; vulnerable
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
state of reduced activity; lull; state of abeyance; stable condition
on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse
defense; defence; protection
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
urgent business; pressing need; imperative