the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
timewise; temporal; chronal
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
arrow length; bundle of arrows
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
carrying power; transportation (carrying) capacity
day of month; counter for days
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
weight; heavyweight boxer
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to carry around; to carry on one's person
hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
much; remarkably; not at all (with neg. verb); quickly and vigorously; unhesitatingly
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
Hitachi (former province located in the major part of present-day Ibaraki Prefecture)
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to muster (e.g. one's courage); to call forth; to rouse up; to be enlivened; to be invigorated