collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to be overwhelmed; to be overawed
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
a wise idea; polite reference to another's consideration
thoughtful; considerate; sensible; prudent; having good taste; discerning
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
adultery; immorality; impropriety; (an) affair
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
name; title; designation; fame; reputation
like; similar to; same as
evil destiny or connection; unfortunate love
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
synopsis; review of subject; annotation
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
be (that) as it may; having said that
Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha
lecture; sermon; preaching; moralizing; moralising
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
family positioned to accede to the shogunate
last days; the end; one's fate
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
to obey; to submit to; to serve (in the army, a prison sentence, etc.); to go into (mourning); to observe; to take (medicine, poison, etc.)
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)
rule; reign; government; governing
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned