to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
wife and children; (arch.) wife
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to order; to command; to appoint
party; set; gang; company; person
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
common foot soldier (feudal Japan); samurai of the lowest rank
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
Rikuzen (former province located in parts of present-day Miyagi and Iwate prefectures)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
to face; to go towards; to head towards
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
transferring (a convict to a different prison); escort
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
censor; overseer; inspector (Edo period)
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
transmitting; referring to; passing on
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first