control; management (e.g. of a business)
family; members of a family
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
preservation; retainment; keeping
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
because of; owing to; due to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to perceive; to understand
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
tension; mental strain; nervousness
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
god of death; death deity; Death
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)