in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to to treat wood, paper, etc.
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
difficult to ...; hard to ...
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
technique; art; skill; move
to show signs of; to appear
go that far; to that extent
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
beyond that point; after that
to be helpful; to be useful
threat; intimidation; menace
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
before the gate; in front of the gate
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
determining a speaker's true or hidden meaning; determining a speaker's intentions from his manner of speech; (arch.) divining good or bad luck from listening to someone
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
setting off (on a trip); departure
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
vast; boundless; vague; obscure
great hurry; great haste; rush
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
Musashi (former province located in parts of present-day Tokyo, Kanagawa and Saitama prefectures)
Shinano (former province located in present-day Nagano Prefecture and parts of Gifu Prefecture)
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
meaning; significance; sense