rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
to fight with swords; to cross swords
storage room; storeroom; closet; grayish blue
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
job; work; duties; trade; skill
producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
social standing of a family; lineage; parentage; good family
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period)
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
closing of a gate; (Edo-period) house confinement
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
assessment; rating; grade; evaluation
to repeat; to do something over again
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
keeping house; being confined to one's house
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
(historical) hereditary stipend
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
small stipend paid to dependants of a bereaved family (Edo period)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
something like ...; something called ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to straighten up; to sit upright
cold; chill; cold weather; cold wave; cold air
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
first day of spring (according to the traditional lunisolar calendar, approx. February 4)