to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
middle palace guard (ritsuryo system)
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district; wide and empty
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
how; in what way; how about
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
in this way; thus; such; uh...
how; in what way; how about; questionable
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
Bitchū (former province located in the west of present-day Okayama Prefecture)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
feudal retainer or warrior
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
reasons; circumstances; significance; hindrance; obstruction; interference
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
falling in love; attachment
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated