to recall; to remember; to recollect
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
recommender; nominator; referee
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
(amount of a samurai's) stipend
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; worthy
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality