to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
Hachiman (God of War); Hachiman shrine; (arch.) certainly
grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
surname; family name; last name
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
difficult to ...; hard to ...
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
incurable (illness); bedridden (for the rest of one's days)
war; fighting; fierce competition
prattle; broken language; halting language; baby talk; imperfect speech; smattering
sense of language; feeling of a word; impression a word makes; nuance
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
father; dad; husband; you; he
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
to have a smattering knowledge of
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
since one was born; (in) all one's life
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
to happen to meet; to come across
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
donjara; ponjan; simplified children's version of mahjong
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud