to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
in succession; one by one
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
line; queue; procession; matrix
special Nara-period administrative division for areas containing a detached palace (Yoshino and Izumi); secretary; third highest-ranking officials in the Dazaifu
commander; general; leader
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
connection; link; relationship
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
support; backing; aid; assistance
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
position; location; base; point; site
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
commencing with; including
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
after that; afterwards; thereafter