rather; better; instead; if anything
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
in that way; thus; so; so?
contract; compact; agreement
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to exchange; to interchange
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
management; administration; operation
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
interior; inside; internal
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
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...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
imperial court; royal court
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
outside daimyo; non-Tokugawa daimyo; outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group
alone; unaided; away from home
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
prevention; precaution; protection against