great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
even though; despite; when
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
demotion; relegation; downgrading
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
looking pale; looking unwell
stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce
roadside prohibition-edict boards
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
enemy of the emperor; rebel against the imperial government
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
sympathy; compassion; pity
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to leave as is; to ignore
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
station; office; guardroom
to become settled; to be fixed
right beside; close to; nearby
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
boiled and half-dried bonito
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to find out; to discover; to locate