may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to be talented; to be able
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
attendant; attendance upon another
what do you want?; can I help you?
going into battle; departure for the front
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to cramp; to be cramped; to contract
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
katana (sword worn on the hip edge up by samurai)
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)