yours sincerely; respectfully yours
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
government office; agency; board
prostrating oneself in fear; kneeling in fear; crouching in fear; prostration
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
blunder; slip; error; error
keirin; cycle racing event, usu. 2km with a paced start and sprint finish
many; a lot; much; multitude
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
military science; strategy; tactics
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
commander-in-chief; Taishōgun; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
acquaintanceship; vijnana; consciousness; written by...
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
ordinary; common; mediocre
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
shame; embarrassment; disgrace
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
centrally placed troops (usu. under general's direct command)
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
succeeding; following; trailing; next
reserve corps; flying squadron
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class
high-ranking noh actor; head of a school of noh performance; high ranking courtesan (esp. in Yoshiwara) (Edo-period); jōruri narrator; manzai narrator; female role actor in kabuki; low ranking priest in a Shinto shrine