constable; method of catching criminals
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
person who is ...; thing that is ...
different school (e.g. of ikebana)
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
northeastern part; the northeast
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
castle construction; building a castle; fortification
hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)