people; citizens; subjects; folk
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
of course; certainly; naturally
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to make use of; to lend money
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
a little bit; a little while
beyond one's means or position
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
samurai; warrior; military family
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
everything; anything; nothing
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to order; to command; to appoint
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
in comparison to; rather than
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
to say; to be called; to do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things