to bring someone happiness; to make someone happy
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to be needed; to be wanted
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
knowing; (an) acquaintance
staunch (steadfast, single-hearted) in one's devotion to his master (lord)
retainer; retinue; servant
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
with these words; while saying
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
attack under the cover of darkness; surprise attack; sneak attack
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
party (political); person who is fond of; fan of
imperial court; shogunate government; authorities; public affairs; official; government
under the orders of; by order (command)
self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
great cause; moral law; justice