the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to serve; to work for; to attend
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
of course; certainly; naturally
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
it is not (like that) either
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
really; truly; indeed; good grief
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
three generations; three periods; third generation
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
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)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
soldier; combatant; warrior
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)