small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
ration; stipend; allowance
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
old clothes; secondhand clothing
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree
(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
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)
ancient oriental belt decoration; counter for swords
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
beyond; across; the other side; the distance
moat; fosse; trench; ditch
carving; engraving; chiselled features
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
holding a castle (during a siege); holing up; confinement (to one's home); staying at home; staying indoors
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
in name only; titular; nominal
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
tenth day of the month; ten days
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
method of attack; place of attack
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at