operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
Shima (former province located at the eastern tip of present-day Mie Prefecture)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
mask; disguise; guise; mask
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
with a crack; with a smash
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
snake; serpent; large snake
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family