unknown (e.g. in an equation); element (of a set); yuan (monetary unit of China); New Taiwan dollar; Yuan dynasty (China, 1271-1368); Yüan dynasty
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
war; battle; match; game; competition
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
information; news; report; reward; retribution
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to entrust; to leave to a person
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
emergency; accident; rare possibility; unexpected occurrence
to hold one's life dear; to be reluctant to die
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to cause trouble; to cause a disturbance
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
verbal message; word (from someone)
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to give one's life; to lay down one's life
(game pieces, soldiers, etc.) under one's control
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to smear with blood; to kill