modest; reserved; quiet; humble
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to shake one's head (in denial)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
please; somehow or other; one way or another
battlefield; battleground
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
coincident with; while; simultaneously
pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love
-less; lacking; non-existing
now; the present time; just now; another; more
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo
almost; roughly; approximately
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
royal capital; imperial capital
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
marquisate; marquessate; principality
union; alliance; combination; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)