near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
Eiroku-period swordsmithing school, named for a place in the old Higo province; sword of the Dotanuki school, usually thicker and heavier than regular Japanese swords; in fiction, a heavier variant of Japanese sword
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
vista; view; scene; counter for scenes (in a play)
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
just one person; only one
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
man among men; manly man; alpha male
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
fair and square; open and aboveboard
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
performance; trick; feat; extraordinary deed; daring act; bold move
third day of the month; three days
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
first third of a two-hour period
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains