boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
haste; hurry; urgency; in a hurry; quickly; with haste
raising an army; (lit.) raising a banner; launching a new group; launching a business; launching a new party
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
four characters; four letters
reverence for the emperor; advocate of imperial rule
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to set on fire; to ignite
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to commit a crime; to do evil
someone who curries favor with their master while secretly plotting against him
smoked food; smoking (fish, meat, etc.); smoked
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
rising up (of smoke, clouds, etc.); towering; plump; chubby; welling up (of an emotion); boiling up
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale