one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to attack and scatter; to argue vehemently
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
existence; being; life; survival
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to have a reason; to have an excuse
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
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
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
hostile party; enemy side
absence; disregard; indifference
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
difference; discrepancy; variation
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
moment; brief space of time
still; as yet; as it has been
morals; morality; sincerity
to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
not yet known; unknown; strange
door; gate; opening; title page
suicide divers (part of the Japanese Special Attack Units during WWII)
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
to have one's name entered (in a list)
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
comparatively; relatively
person of culture; cultured person
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
Minister of War (Zhou dynasty China)