to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
in that manner; like that
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
highway route (Edo period); main route
here and there; in places
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
gun; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
samurai; warrior; military family
unavoidable; inevitable; beyond one's control
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
observing a performance in a large group
comrade; friend; associate; colleague; fellow student; fellow apprentice
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
everything; anything; nothing
hills and fields; hill and dale
if so; in that case; in that situation
ration; stipend; allowance
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
kanji "fire" radical at bottom (radical 86)