unpreparedness; falsehood; Chinese "Emptiness" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
(present) head of a family
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
shogunate; bakufu; shogun's headquarters; Imperial Guards office; residence of the Imperial Guards commander
rattling and trembling of a house (traditionally believed to be caused by oni or the deceased); creaking of a building (and its furniture)
direct control; direct supervision
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
the Kojiki and Nihon Shoki (earliest historical records of Japan)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
unusual form; different shape; variant (e.g. kanji, kana)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
preparations for a journey; travelling clothes; traveling clothes; travelling outfit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole