royal castle; imperial castle
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
(present) head of a family
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to grant permission; to give permission
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
planned; scheduled; systematic
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
sting operation; undercover investigation
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
exclusive; attached to; specialist
personal attendant; valet; maid
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
personage; person (deserving of respect)
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location