flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
to hold fast; to protect to the end
everywhere; all over; throughout
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
leak; leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
influence; power; might; influence (of stones)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up
exceedingly; extremely; exceptionally; unexpectedly
open air; outdoors; outside
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
stimulus; stimulation; impetus; impulse; excitement; thrill
feudalistic thought or thinking
inside; interior; inner part
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
ban; prohibition; taboo; law; ordinance (esp. in the middle ages)
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
society; public; community; social studies
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
to overflow from something full
government; administration; statesmanship
minor details; nonessentials
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
progress; advance; improvement; development
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
test; trial; ordeal; tribulation
new and old; incoming and outgoing
by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion