to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
Imperial standard; (fig.) worthy cause
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
silk damask; satin damask
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
best regards; please take care of; please do
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
great deed; great enterprise; great work; massive undertaking
to throw away; to abandon; to give up; to relinquish; to lay down (one's life)
atrocity; (arch.) treason
to drive someone off with gunfire
interior; inside; internal
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
a minute; moment; an instant; stubborn; hot-headed
written imperial order (late Heian period)
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
rope; cord; line; grand champion's braided belt
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
Hōgen era (1156.4.27-1159.4.20)
Heiji era (1159.4.20-1160.1.10)
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
condition; situation; prospects
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason