may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
private regulations; bylaws; internal rules; tradition
expel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners; late Edo period (19th century) revolutionary slogan
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
it is I who should say so
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree