to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
the place one comes from; one's birthplace; one's hometown
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
very interesting; of great interest
to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
my personal (e.g. opinion)
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
to squeeze out; to wring out
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
because of; owing to; due to
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to knock down; to bring down
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
to attack and overthrow; to utterly destroy
ruining a country; ruined country
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to run away; to escape safely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly