retention; maintenance; preservation
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to entertain; to make welcome
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
patriarch; head of a family
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
soldier; combatant; warrior
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
serious wound; serious injury
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
war; battle; match; game; competition
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
ago; since; before; previous
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
literally; to the letter; literal
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation