beginning and end; from beginning to end; result; outcome; dealing with something successfully
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
half the face; one side; half; the other side; the reverse; the contrary
morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)
one's own flesh and blood; blood relative; kinsman; flesh and bone; (one's) body
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
young person; servant; errand boy in a samurai family; person of lowly status
the way one works; one's working manner
powerful family; powerful clan
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
beauty or ugliness; personal appearance; looks
locational advantage; advantageous position
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
Echigo (former province located in present-day Niigata Prefecture)
exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte
to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with
strictly; severely; fully; closely; tightly
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
all present; all concerned; all of us
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
punishment; judgement; judgment
determination; resolution
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
kanji "strike" radical at right (radical 66)
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
within the year; before the year is out
counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.
government office; agency; board
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...