deep affection; dear; beloved
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
awarding; conferment; granting; presentation
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
great; grand; (arch.) obstinate; (arch.) stubborn
cooperation; collaboration
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
here and there; in places
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
chain mail (armor, armour)
lily (Lilium spp.); yuri; genre of comics and novels about female homosexuality
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to come and go; to go back and forth
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
such; like that; in that way
to grant permission; to give permission
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to throw at; to turn; to raise
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
office (e.g. the Oval Office)