again (and again); once again; yet again
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
to give directions; to issue instructions
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
shades of evening; dead of night
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
joint together; opposite; facing
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
to rock; to shake; to swing
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
samurai in command of a troop of foot soldiers
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
Mikawa (former province located in the east of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
feeling keenly; fully realizing
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
high steward; grand master
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
flight; desertion; escape
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
field; plain; prairie; moor
fine weather (i.e. little or no clouds); fair weather; clear weather; clear sky; fair skies
honorific/polite/humble prefix
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
being (somewhere); sitting
able official; capable official