duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
place; situation; position; location
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy
coagulation; freezing; solidification
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
native Japanese reading of a Chinese character; precept; lesson; one's teachings
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to keep in mind and do as one has been told; to learn and obey; to act in accordance; to comply
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
Ansei era (1854.11.27-1860.3.18)
Man'en era (1860.3.18-1861.2.19)
Bunkyū era (1861.2.19-1864.2.20)
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Keiō era (1865.4.7-1868.9.8)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
Earth Dragon (5th year of the sexagenary cycle, e.g. 1928, 1988, 2048)
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
clearness; clear understanding
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Ōu (the two former provinces of Mutsu and Dewa); Tōhoku
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
right and wrong; loyalty and treason; obedience and disobedience
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
feudal domain (Edo and early Meiji periods, precursor to current prefectures); fiefdom; province
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
subsidiary domain; sub-fief
be (that) as it may; having said that