to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
inexpert or untrained eyes
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to turn towards; to point
originally; by nature; from the start
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
military affairs; military service
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
possessing full mastery of an art (e.g. Judo); initiation into the secrets (e.g. of an art); full mastership
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
disorder; disturbance; unrest
muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake
if times were better; if one had been born at an earlier, more opportune time; if times had not changed; if I had my due
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
(field) marshal; (fleet) admiral; general of the army
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight