last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
alternately; in succession
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to say; to tell; to state; to do
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
considerably; fairly; quite
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
many priests; (Heian era) monk-soldiers
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
tail coverts (birds); tail pipe (turbine); receiver (rifle)
person killed in action; the war dead
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
war situation; progress of a battle
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
flag (esp. originally a flagpole-topping streamer made of feathers)
flag; banner (administrative division of Inner Mongolia)