to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
completeness; being fully equipped; (suit of) armor; armour
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
pulverization; pulverisation; smashing; demolishing
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
sun (approx. 3.03 cm); length; measurement; shortness; tininess
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
technique; art; skill; move
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
Owari (former province located in the west of present-day Aichi Prefecture)
near; close; beside; third person
young person acting like an old person; officials who helped the council of elders during the Edo period
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
the ten good acts; the emperor
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
product; produce; result; fruit
to expand a market; to find a new market
to mix; to stir; to blend
although; but; even though; I wish that
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
pastime; hobby; favorite amusement; dissipation; debauchery; loose living
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
household economy; housekeeping; homemaking