left side; left-hand side
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
lieutenant general; vice-shogun
consists of; comprises; is made up of
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
returning to the service of one's master
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
irritation; annoyance; frustration
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
official letter (from the Emperor, Prime Minister, etc.); personal message; handwritten letter; autograph letter
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
scroll; rolled book; scarf; muffler; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to tighten; to press hard
main force; chief object; mainline
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
while; even though; despite