future (usually near); prospects
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
because of; owing to; due to
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to have a reason; to have an excuse
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
should; must; -able; probably; likely
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
rest; break; recess; intermission
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
series of battles; successive battles
considerably; fairly; quite
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
second-hand shop; curio shop
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)