to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
wild goose; glans; head of a penis
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
the West; the Occident; Western countries
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
stillness; quiet; peacefulness
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
one's parents' home; one's origins; one's upbringing; one's past
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in