shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to happen to have on hand or in stock
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
Sekigahara (battle site, 1600); decisive battle; critical battle
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
reason; cause; circumstances
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
position; job; employment; opening
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
if you do a favor for somebody, you will get a return favor; (lit.) if a fish is friendly toward water, water will be kind to the fish too; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours
to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
such; like that; in that way
small build; small stature
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to