to rush over; to run up to
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known
successive generations; hereditary daimyo (whose ancestors supported Tokugawa Ieyasu prior to the battle of Sekigahara)
chief vassal; senior statesman
engineering works; civil engineering; public works
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
nonchalantly; without a care
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fine weather; fair weather
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
instant; moment; for an instant
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
good-for-nothing; worthless
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
conviction; belief; confidence
foreign enemy; outside invader
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
discovery; detection; finding
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away