vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
to be caught in a dilemma; to get into a scrape
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
large-hearted; generous; liberal; placid; composed; cool
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued
distress; wretched condition
to offer; to present; to set someone up in a high position; to revere at a distance; to do respectfully
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
to bend a bow; to shoot an arrow; to rise up against; to rebel against
goodness; excellence; virtue
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
changing completely; transformation
misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get