when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
belief; faith; conviction
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
because; for; the reason why is ...
one's place of appointment; one's post
China; Han dynasty (China, 202 BCE-220 CE); Han (majority Chinese ethnic group); man
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
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
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
defense; defence; protection
command; control; commander
important duty; heavy responsibility; responsible post; reappointment
foresight; wisdom; sagacity
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
firmly; absolutely; flatly; by far; far and away; by a long shot
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
prudence; discretion; thought
to entrust; to leave to a person
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
dealing with; coping with
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(arch.) fast-moving rowboat; type of fast military ship
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent