at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
spirit; heart; disposition
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
rest; break; recess; intermission
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter
every person; each one; everybody
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
anything; whatever; whatever one likes
to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
bodyguard; bouncer; bar (e.g. on a door); bolt; stick or pole used for self-defence
(arch.) poor; (arch.) unskillful; (arch.) clumsy; I; me
Mutsu (former province located in present-day Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, and Aomori prefectures)
iai; art of drawing one's sword, cutting down one's opponent and sheathing the sword afterwards
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to speak unclearly; to speak inarticulately; to pronounce poorly; to slur one's words; to lisp
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
forward; officious; impertinent; intrusive
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
calling by name; designation; nomination