to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
bridge building; mediation; go-between; intermediary; (through the) good offices (of someone)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
becoming a lordless samurai
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
in comparison to; rather than
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
corridor; hallway; passageway
to entrust; to leave to a person
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend