to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to shut in; to confine; to surround
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
to hold one's breath; to catch one's breath
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
top (of a flight of stairs); exit involving a descent (e.g. from a bus)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
stringing a bow; person who strings bows; crescent moon; paper lantern with a bow-shaped handle
paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern
top of the head; crown of the head
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
hilly section of a city (usu. residential); Yamanote (hilly residential section of western Tokyo, incl. Yotsuya, Aoyama, Koishikawa, Hongo, Ichigaya, Akasaka, Azabu and surrounds); place near the mountains
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
as usual; as is one's habit
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
in low spirits; dejected; sad
gathering; place where people gather; (arch.) police station; (arch.) camp; (arch.) barracks
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
after that (a substantive change occurred)
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
various families; various schools of thought
main gate; front gate; latter half of the Lotus Sutra, which describes the nature of the Buddha
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
setting up a stall or booth (bazaar, festival); opening a branch office; opening a store
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)