to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
Island; insula; island; islet
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
stamp; seal; seal impression; seal; mudra (symbolic hand gesture); ninja hand sign
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
family; relatives; dependents; household
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
ancestor (esp. one's mother or grandmother)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill