to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
if it is (the case that ...)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
metallic taste; taste of iron
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
defeating barbarians (esp. the Emishi); conquering barbarians
(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
consists of; comprises; is made up of
reason; cause; history; origin
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
certainly; surely; definitely
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
rule; government; administration
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
to spread out (e.g. a futon); to lay out; to lay down (e.g. a cushion); to impose widely (e.g. martial law); to promulgate; to pin down; to hold down
to use all one's strength (ability)
the Emperor; His Majesty; the government; the authorities; proprietress; hostess
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to look down on; to make light of
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
disregarding strategy and using brute force
needless to say; obviously; of course
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)