unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
as (for); for; in the capacity of
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
rear vassal; daimyo's retainer
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
to serve; to work for; to attend
commander-in-chief of the expeditionary force against the barbarians; great, unifying leader
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
form; shape; figure; visage
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
such; like that; that sort of; very
both hands; both arms; ten
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion