rational; logical; coherent
to live; to reside; to inhabit
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
student; student who performs housework in exchange for meals and lodging; houseboy (attending school or university)
in short; in a nutshell; in a word; to cut a long story short
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
the reason is ...; it is because ...
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
in case of; at that time; at this time
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve
great cause; moral law; justice
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
participation; joining; entry
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
oath; vow; pledge; covenant
one's superior; senior; elder
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
even though; despite; notwithstanding
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
guess; speculation; supposition
judgement (on whether something is right or wrong); decision; argument; dispute; quarrel
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
banner (imperial, shogun, etc.); standard
the ways of the world; human nature
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
van (of a movement); vanguard; forefront
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
tomfoolery; foolish act; nonsense; fool; idiot
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante); forty-five degree angle
ancestor; forefather; foremother