interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
right beside; close to; nearby
(in Japanese architecture) transom
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
terrain; geographical features; topography
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
eclipse (solar, lunar, etc.)
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
leg; leg portion; foot (of a page)
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
recovery; rescue; recapture
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
hastily made; improvised preparation
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
solitary castle; isolated castle
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
one's own handwriting; autograph
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
distress; wretched condition
one end; an end; part; fragment
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
great commander; famous commander
foresight; wisdom; sagacity
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
near oneself; close to one; familiar