religious leader; person of religion; religious figure; religionist
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
state of society; social conditions; order of the world
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
overripeness; full maturity; full development
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
split; division; break up
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
termination; cessation; stop
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
second line of a four-line Chinese poem
even though; despite; when
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
to abandon; to leave behind
pine torch; torchlight; firebrand; bonfire
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
stagnation; standstill; accumulation; stay; sojourn
distinguished service; meritorious service
peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity
wearing a sword; sword one is wearing