to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to get out of bed; to show a leg
long ago; a long time ago; already
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
to own; to receive; to understand
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
high-ranking retainer of a daimyo (Edo Period)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to name; to take a second name or alias; to announce; to boast; to declare
family a woman has married into
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
employer's house; master's house
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand
to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
to scatter; to disperse; to spend on; to squander (e.g. one's fortune); to chase away (e.g. one's worries); to kill (pain)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
participation; joining; entry; adherence
realization of a great ambition; attainment of one's most cherished desire; one's earnest prayer being answered
to eagerly look forward to
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
trifle; insignificant thing; (only) this much
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
very; much; greatly; a lot of
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)