to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
immediate follower (of the shogun)
lower-ranking vassal in the Kamakura and Edo periods
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
distinction; differentiation; classification
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
form; shape; figure; visage
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus
to become settled; to be fixed
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
of established reputation; fully established; (universally) recognized; acknowledged; leading
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course