legal force; legally binding force; compelling power; compelling force
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
authenticity; credibility
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
body donation; (arch.) becoming naked
to yell; to rant; to rave
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
every person; each one; everybody
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
prostrating oneself (in submission, respect, etc.)
very much; exceedingly; extremely
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
one's person; around one's person
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
to bow one's head; to hang one's head; to droop (e.g. ears of grain)
fear; dread; fright; willies
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
groin; thigh; crotch; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
doing as one is told; yes-man
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
Sui dynasty (of China; 581-618)
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week