to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
slight; thin; on the weak side
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
silence; stillness; quietness
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
land near a castle; castle town
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to entrust; to leave to a person
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
office organization; office organisation; management; managerial post
domain administration (Edo period); clan administration
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
being very busy; busyness
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
like this; this sort; this way
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
taking turns on duty (esp. daimyo's retainers on duty in Edo)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
daimyo's alternating Edo residence; official attendance service (by a daimyo in the Edo period)