to kill; to defeat; to beat
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
snow melting; water from melting snow
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs); kindling (twigs, branches, etc.); firewood
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
ronin; masterless samurai
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
politics; government; peace; (arch.) medical treatment; (arch.) cure
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
the House of Tokugawa; the Tokugawas
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
job; work; duties; trade; skill
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
every place; various places
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?