influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
weakening; emaciation; decline
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
Honshū (largest of the four main islands of Japan); Honshu
to go past; to pass; to pass by
early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path
party given in recognition of a person's services
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
dispersing; breaking up; running away
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
electricity; (electric) light
fitting (electrical equipment); wiring
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
both; many; various; together
high rice field; very fertile rice field
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
konnyaku (Amorphophallus konjac); konjac; devil's tongue; konnyaku jelly; konjac jelly; devil's tongue jelly
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank