to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
blank space; margin; blank canvas
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
("like this"; often the opening word of a sutra); ten thusnesses (in Tendai)
higher commercial school (pre-WWII); commercial college
in terms of; from the point of view of
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
habitual offender; addict
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
in the future; another day; later
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
barometer (instrument); measure (e.g. of one's health); indicator; index
so (e.g. so much, so close, so many, so few)
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
harm; injury; evil (influence)
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
not a little; not a few; considerable
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
value; worth; virtue; blessing
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
the world in general; society; convention
to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
koshinbun (type of early Meiji-era newspaper); minor journal; local newspaper
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing