warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
banknote; bill; note; paper money
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
business ability; business acumen
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
successor (e.g. organization); new existence after rebirth
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
favour; favor; warm friendship
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
kitchen; financial situation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
at first; in the beginning; originally
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
joining (an association, agreement, etc.); participation; affiliation; accession
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous