to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
technique; art; skill; move
this for sure; certainly is
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
haori (Japanese formal coat)
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
even though; despite; when
older brother; elder brother
to be silent; to say nothing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
shō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 litres
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
alone; by oneself; on one's own
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
help; assistance; service
palanquin; litter; bier; kago
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
tension; mental strain; nervousness
wind; gas; fart; something worthless; something not worth considering
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally