rising diagonally up and to the right; growing; expanding; soaring
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
magistrate; shogunate administrator
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to cause trouble (for); to have a bad effect (on)
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I see; that's right; indeed
patriotic concern for the future of one's country
determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)
to be understood; to be comprehended; to be grasped; to become clear; to be known; to be discovered
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
it is not (like that) either
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
remonstrance; remonstration; admonition; protest; reproof; expostulation
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
how; in what way; how about
to intend; to be sure that
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)