fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
interested person; volunteer; supporter
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
at that time; in those days
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
first (of its kind) in Japan
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
Bushido; samurai code of chivalry
starting point; origin; origin (of coordinate axes); datum point
new building; annexe; annex
to teach; to take a teaching job
to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
large statue of Buddha (trad. at least 4.8m high)
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
power; authority; influence
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
chief vassal; senior statesman
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
signature; signing; sealing
failure; poor result; disfavour; disfavor; unpopularity
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...