calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
haughty; arrogant; supercilious
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
control; management (e.g. of a business)
negotiations; discussions; connection
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
height (of body); stature
don't you think?; indicates question
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
polite; respectful; reverent
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
earnestly; immediately; exactly
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
full dress; formal dress; uniform
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
in terms of; from the point of view of
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
our country; our land; one's own country
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
transactions; dealings; business
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue