direct control; direct supervision
Imperial Guard (Meiji); personal guard
Imperial Guards (Tang dynasty)
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
patience; endurance; perseverance
busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
soon; before long; shortly thereafter
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
long sword; minute hand (of a clock)
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
pupil and (dark) iris of the eye
tall figure; high stature
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
to cry and shout; to scream
admiration; being impressed (by)
young girl; lass; adolescent female
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
overly polite; excessively polite; polite to a fault
single horseman; wait for one tile to finish one's pair and one's hand; wait for half of one's pair with four melds completed
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region