loyal retainer; loyal subject
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to lie down (in bed); to take to one's bed
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
literary and military arts; the pen and the sword
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
talented person; clever person
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
Tenmoku tea-bowl; dark-glazed conical tea-bowl of Chinese origin
chief advisor to the Emperor (adviser)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband