to soften; to moderate; to relieve
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
maintenance; preservation; improvement
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
self-defense; self-defence
drawing a sword; drawn sword
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured); (another person's) wife
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
door; gate; opening; title page
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
gender; distinction of sex; sex
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
fencing; art of wielding swords
body; physical system; (the) person
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
pink (any flower of genus Dianthus, esp. the fringed pink, Dianthus superbus); (arch.) lovable, caressable girl
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
look; glance; sight; summary; list; table
instant; moment; for an instant
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)