runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
triumphant return; returning in triumph
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
exceptional; praiseworthy; laudable
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to visit one place after another without plan or effect; to gallivant about
working in the fields; working on a farm
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
popular person; favorite; favourite
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
to govern; to manage; to subdue
three branch Tokugawa families (Owari, Kii, and Mito); big three; top three
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
one's possessions; ownership
territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
power; authority; jurisdiction
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
inherited; family (heirloom); ancestral
to take up one's residence
stationing (troops); occupancy
military strength; military personnel
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only